Mathias Cormann denies Morrison government at odds with Reserve Bank

Finance minister says there is no split between the Coalition and the RBA over how to handle slow economic growth

The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, has rejected suggestions the Morrison government is at odds with the Reserve Bank, saying monetary and fiscal policy are “heading in the same direction”.

Labor is concerned that a split has emerged between the government and central bank over how to best handle Australia’s slowest economic growth since the global financial crisis a decade ago.

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