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2010-08-26

Costings should be really independent

Comments on Lenore Taylor “Abbott's refusal on costings does not stack up” 26/08/2010, http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/abbotts-refusal-on-costings-does-not-stack-up-20100825-13s7z.html?posted=sucessful
The very argument that the two sides need to have their election policies costed by Treasury is problematic.

Treasury was the subject of dispute between the two sides due to leaks and also the usual mistrust between an opposition and the government machinery departments. The opposition then went to its chosen third party for costing instead.

Now when the government is yet to be decided, whoever asks for costing done by Treasury shows a natural bias and inadequacy in politics and fairness.

For journalists to do that is even worse.

Why not asking an independent organisation to do the costings, as opposed to either party preferred one?

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