The spending splurge matters, regardless of what modern monetary theory says
- Written by Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
ShutterstockThe Australian government is planning to spend A$190 billion to support the economy in response to COVID-19, according to the latest Parliamentary Budget Office estimate.
The total impact of COVID-19 on the government’s net debt, including both revenue impacts (down, because of less activity) and spending impacts (up because of...
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