Hewson's view: It's dangerous to 'spin' the economy

Updated July 2 2021 - 3:12am, first published December 20 2018 - 7:00pm
Surprise surplus: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann hand down the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook for 2018-19 at Parliament House in Canberra this week. Picture: Mick Tsikas
Surprise surplus: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann hand down the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook for 2018-19 at Parliament House in Canberra this week. Picture: Mick Tsikas

One of the most significant failings of the Howard government was the way it squandered the significant budgetary benefits, the revenue windfall, of the resources boom.

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