Budget office says health not a long-term spending issue

By Peter Martin, James Massola
Updated August 23 2014 - 10:23am, first published 9:46am

The independent Parliamentary Budget Office has called into question claims health spending is spiralling out of control, noting government spending is projected to grow in line with the economy over the next decade and that health will account for only a small amount to that growth.

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