Grattan Institute hits out at Treasury and federal budgets based on 'hope'

By Gareth Hutchens
Updated July 2 2015 - 1:08pm, first published 12:08pm
Treasury officials need to adjust their forecasts, according to Grattan Institute chief executive, John Daley. Photo: Ryan Stuart
Treasury officials need to adjust their forecasts, according to Grattan Institute chief executive, John Daley. Photo: Ryan Stuart
The Abbott government's budget is based on hope, like those of the Rudd and Gillard governments before it. Photo: Alex EllInghausen
The Abbott government's budget is based on hope, like those of the Rudd and Gillard governments before it. Photo: Alex EllInghausen

Australia's most respected public policy institute has savaged the Abbott government's approach to crafting federal budgets, warning Australia's economic future is being based on "hope" instead of real policy reform.

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