Virus gives an out on surplus: economist

By Colin Brinsden
Updated February 13 2020 - 4:03pm, first published 3:57pm
An economist says the coronavirus and bushfire crises allow the Treasurer to renege on a surplus.
An economist says the coronavirus and bushfire crises allow the Treasurer to renege on a surplus.

Bushfires and the coronavirus have given Treasurer Josh Frydenberg a "get out of jail card" for having to bring down an ill-timed budget surplus, a leading economist says.

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