Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed in today’s Budget that the government will spend nearly all of the windfall accruing from the stronger economic recovery. That will result in a permanently larger role of the state and a sizeable structural budget deficit. But with borrowing costs still low by historical standards and net debt set to level off at manageable levels, this is unlikely to cause major problems.
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