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Government defends 'unavoidable spending' amid budget downgrade

Published 18 December 2024, 6:37 am
The budget bottom line is set to worsen to the tune of $22 billion over the next four years, in what could be Labor's last budget update before the election. The Treasurer has blamed what he calls "unavoidable spending" for the deepening deficits.
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