Article 6MXZ1 Peter Dutton’s migration cuts would cost budget $34bn over coming decades, thinktank calculates

Peter Dutton’s migration cuts would cost budget $34bn over coming decades, thinktank calculates

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Paul Karp and Amy Remeikis
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MXZ1)

Grattan Institute estimate backs Jim Chalmers' claim move would cost billions' - but opposition leader labels treasurer's statement voodoo economics'

Peter Dutton's cuts to migration over four years would cause a $34bn hit to the federal budget over coming decades, an independent thinktank has said.

The Grattan Institute estimate backs the treasurer Jim Chalmers' statement that Dutton's proposed migration cuts would cost billions", which the opposition leader dismissed on Monday as voodoo economics".

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