“This Liberal National government has taxed more, borrowed more and spent more than the last Labor government.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Chalmers's claim is correct. Figures on tax, debt and spending as a proportion of GDP have been higher on average under the Coalition government since 2013 than under the last Labor government. However, it's important to note, as Chris Richardson of Deloitte Access Economics did, that these figures aren't especially useful for assessing which government is the better economic manager. That question is not the subject of this fact check.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jim Chalmers (Shadow Treasurer) made this claim around 26 April 2022. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 28 April 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Correct”.
Jim Chalmers has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 4 true.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.