In a CEDA report published in July 1986 called Expenditure Management, participants of the Strategic Issues Forum assessed the management of public expenditure in Australia.
Strategic Issues Forum: Expenditure Management
The debate around the sustainability of Australia’s budget is hardly new. Expenditure Management highlights concerns around the level of government expenditure and the impact of budget deficits on economic activity.
Read pages 2 - 17 of Strategic Issues Forum: Expenditure Management
Strategic Issues Forum: The Role of the State and Individual Responsibility
The report from 1986, The Role of the State and Individual Responsibility examines the welfare state and how to obtain and maintain a budget surplus. The report calls for greater review and scrutiny of the scale of welfare program spending.
Read pages 5 - 17 of Strategic Issues Forum: The Role of the State and Individual Responsibility