These wage costs show that there are real wage increases going on in the community, but they are restrained and consistent with low inflation, provided the economy maintains productivity growth, Peter Costello
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![Well, actually, Neil, let's be precise, it is all there on the record, but expect [it] to be misrepresented. I said, as Treasurer and deputy leader in a sense I lead, and I have to lead in relation to economic policy. That is what I said. I mean, you can't blame the journalist who wants to sell a newspaper for turning that round into a headline. What else would you expect me to do?? - Peter Costello Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBQZXRlciBDb3N0ZWxsbyAgICA=&num=6 "Well, actually, Neil, let's be precise, it is all there on the record, but expect [it] to be misrepresented. I said, as Treasurer and deputy leader in a sense I lead, and I have to lead in relation to economic policy. That is what I said. I mean, you can't blame the journalist who wants to sell a newspaper for turning that round into a headline. What else would you expect me to do?? - Peter Costello Quotes")
![[Linking price increases or wage claims to fuel prices] will not be good for the economy, or their business, ... would have bad implications for the Australian economy, including on the monetary policy front. - Peter Costello Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0xpbmtpbmcgcHJpY2UgaW5jcmVhc2VzIG9yIHdhZ2UgY2xhaW1zIHRvIGZ1ZWwgcHJpY2VzXSB3aWxsIG5vdCBiZSBnb29kIGZvciB0aGUgZWNvbm9teSwgb3IgdGhlaXIgYnVzaW5lc3MsIC4uLiB3b3VsZCBoYXZlIGJhZCBpbXBsaWNhdGlvbnMgZm9yIHRoZSBBdXN0cmFsaWFuIGVjb25vbXksIGluY2x1ZGluZyBvbiB0aGUgbW9uZXRhcnkgcG9saWN5IGZyb250LiA=&author=ICBQZXRlciBDb3N0ZWxsbyAgICA=&num=11 "[Linking price increases or wage claims to fuel prices] will not be good for the economy, or their business, ... would have bad implications for the Australian economy, including on the monetary policy front. - Peter Costello Quotes")
