Victoria put on ‘credit-rating watch' amid Treasurer Jaclyn Symes's economic mismanagement
Victoria Shadow Treasurer James Newbury discusses lawyer and Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes's New York visit amid Victoria's growing economic debt.
'The credit rating agencies contradicted everything she said, they said there are fundamental issues which we know, with the government's mismanagement,' Mr Newbury told Sky News host Steve Price.
'The fact that they've put us on a credit-rating watch tells us why we have the worst credit rating in the country.'
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