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RBA head OKs budget deficit for good cause

Source: Lateline
Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:42 AEDT
Expires: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:42 AEDT

Both the Federal Government and Opposition are at odds with the Reserve Bank over the merits of going into deficit to save a sick economy.

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Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, banking, government-and-politics, the-budget, federal-government, international-financial-crisis, australia

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