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Wed 03 Mar 2011Finance officials gave repeated warnings on fiscal policy
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance repeatedly warned the government of the dangers of the budgetary policies pursued during the boom years, an independent review of the department’s performance has found.
However, the report, which recommends major changes to the budgetary process, criticised the department for not vigorously increasing the tone of its advice when it was repeatedly ignored.
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