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An infrastructure Budget would be good for the economy

We’re not too keen on the plans of the Australian Treasurer to distinguish “good” debt from “bad” debt in the Federal Budget on Tuesday, but we do like the sound of a budget that is expected to allocate more funds to spending on infrastructure. That would go some way to boosting the economy at a time when it could do with a helping hand.

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