Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been accused of attempting to shift blame for his government’s economic failures on to the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers accused of 'blame shifting' with RBA comments in a desperate attempt to 'find excuses' for policy failures
Speaking to Sky News Australia on Sunday, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor claimed Mr Chalmers was a “desperate treasurer” who was “trying to blame shift” to justify his own failures. "The government has increased its spending massively, 16 per cent growth in spending in the next two years already," he said.
"I mean, since January this year, every other advanced country in the world has seen core inflation come down. Not Australia. it's exactly where it was back in January."
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