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Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

Economists had been begging the government to ditch its surplus obsession to boost economic growth long before the fires. The problem is a reduced surplus (or another year of budget deficit) comes at a mammoth cost to lives, families, properties, wildlife and nature.

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