Inflation is now coming from Canberra, not the Kremlin, and it’s the government’s problem to solve, according to Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor.
“Inflation will be stronger for longer if governments deny the problem and adopt the wrong solutions,” Mr Taylor said during his National Press Club address.
“And while many argue that the principles that have driven Coalition economic policy have become less relevant in the recent past, the values that drive us give us the right tool kit for the time.”
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