The Wire

Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has decided to deliver Australians a 10-year budget plan as opposed to the traditional 4-year plan. But is this a responsible economic maneuver or does the very length of the 10-year forecast discredit it completely? And that’s before we even begin to look its contents… Alexia Attwood and Tim Roxburgh speak to economists about the pros and cons of this unconventional budget package.