Politics podcast: Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Pat Hutchens/TCJane Halton, a former finance department secretary and an adjunct professor, appeared at cabinet’s expenditure review committee over nearly 30 years. Halton describes the inner workings of the federal budget in what’s known as “the razor gang”.
The razor gang, comprised of the treasurer, the finance minister...
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