After inflation increase, Tim Wilson criticises government spending

About this episode

Tim Wilson criticizes government spending in light of rising inflation rates.

Consumer prices increased at an annual pace of 4.6% up from 3.7% in February. The Shadow Treasurer acknowledged the impact of the Iran war on prices, but says, "it's because we've already had a raging inflation fire running." GUEST: Tim Wilson, Shadow Treasurer PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

People in this episode

Host: Isadora Bogle

Guest: Tim Wilson

Topics covered

• inflation
• government spending
• economic impact
• consumer prices
• Shadow Treasurer

Keywords

• inflation
• consumer prices
• government spending
• Tim Wilson
• Shadow Treasurer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia, Iran

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