Unpacking the federal budget 2021
Gone are the scare campaigns about debt and deficit, but was this really a big spending budget? Cut through the economic nonsense and pollywaffle with our senior economist Matt Grudnoff, as he unpacks everything you need to know about the Budget. Don’t forget to check out the Australia Institute’s federal budget breakdown here.
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Guest:
Matt Grudnoff, senior economist at the Australia Institute // @MattGrudnoff
The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute
Website:
australiainstitute.org.au
Producer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey with help from Jessie Sharp
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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