Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says the “government causes inflation” and the Reserve Bank of Australia should not receive all the blame.
“We’ve seen the review and there’s much I like in the review, particularly a sharp focus on containing inflation from the Reserve Bank,” Mr Taylor told Sky News Australia.
“But you’ve got to start from the point of view that the Reserve Bank doesn’t cause inflation, the government causes inflation. “The government has to play a critical role in this so to let the Reserve Bank become the major issue in this is clearly the wrong path.”
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