Why Set Up the PBO If the Government Won’t Use It?

Why Set Up the PBO If the Government Won’t Use It?
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on March 7, 2023. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
Neil Angus
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Victoria’s Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO) latest report (pdf) has revealed that the Labor government, who set it up, did not even use it to cost its 2022 election promises.
Neil Angus
Neil Angus
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Neil Angus served in the Parliament of Victoria as the Member for the Forest Hill electoral district from 2010 to 2022. Prior to being elected to Parliament, Angus was a Chartered Accountant in public practice for over 25 years.
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