Angus Taylor's new debt fund is a 'gimmick', says prominent economist
By Tom Crowley
Saul Eslake said the proposal to set aside mining windfalls in a fund to pay down future debt was "shuffling money around", but Angus Taylor said it would create a "lasting national asset".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/angus-taylor-debt-fund-gimmick-saul-eslake/105160520
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