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Interest payments on governments, debt costing taxpayers $112 billion
By ABC NEWS (Australia)Published : May 5, 2023 - 16:01
The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed how much the Federal Government's debt bill is costing taxpayers as he prepares to hand down the budget next week. More than 110 billion dollars will be spent covering interest payments on Commonwealth debt over the next five years.