No one holds the government to account on spending. We need a budget watchdog that can bite
- Written by Julian Pearce, Adjunct Lecturer in public finance, Griffith University
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has made budget sustainability one of the key pillars of the reform roundtable to be held next week.
Concern that budget spending is on an unsustainable trend has been caused by rising government spending as a share of the economy. The spending has not been matched by an increase in tax revenue.
Government spending is...
