In his memoirs, Fadden recalled the 1941–42 budget as one of the best two budgets he delivered as treasurer. He was particularly proud of the post-war credits scheme, which was based on a suggestion by John Maynard Keynes, but it was ultimately one of the few inclusions dropped by incoming ALP treasurer Ben Chifley after the government's defeat. Fadden later pointedly noted that, while his government had failed to pass its budget, the opposition had made no substantive criticisms of the budget itself.
In his memoirs, Fadden recalled the 1941–42 budget as one of the best two budgets he delivered as treasurer. He was particularly proud of the post-war credits scheme, which was based on a suggestion by John Maynard Keynes but it was ultimately one of the few inclusions dropped by incoming ALP treasurer Ben Chifley after the government's defeat. Fadden later pointedly noted that while his government had failed to pass its budget the opposition had made no substantive criticisms of the budget itself.