I understand perfectly well the difference between gross and net debt. The QLD general govt sector paid 1.9 billion in interest on it's gross debt and made 2.47 billion interest on it's gross investments (12/13 state budget).
"Talking only about net debt is a disguise to the poor performance of the labor governments around Australia.
Sick of your frequent misuse of basic economics"
So basic economics is to talk about gross debt and not net debt. Well I'll be, you unlearn something every day.
