Federal Budget update: Targeted support and planning for the future
This marked the second chance for the Treasurer to make his mark following on from last year’s October update. As it was then, so it was now, a Budget that threaded the line between wanting to appear “fiscally responsible” while also addressing the public outcry on cost-of-living issues in what is a still-elevated inflation and interest rate environment. As it was then, so it was now, a Budget that threaded the line between wanting to appear “fiscally responsible” while also addressing the public outcry on cost-of-living issues in what is a still-elevated inflation and interest rate environment.