Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the latest stats revealing Government spending has dropped - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Treasury has revealed the state of the Government’s finances, and it's been revealed that spending has dropped.

The country's still in an operating deficit of $9.3 billion, but tax take has gone up and growth in total expenses has slowed.

Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen unpacks what's behind this recent data.

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