Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken to Sky News Australia about the budget that was delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night, which includes a $14.6 billion cost-of-living package.
“This is a responsible budget, which at the same time has found space in order to provide support through measures like the energy price relief plan,” Mr Albanese said.
“We could have done what some suggested, which is to hand cash out to provide that support – instead, we designed a mechanism to reduce people’s power bills that provides that support to families while at the same time it, therefore, is deflationary as a measure. “So, this is a well-thought-out budget – we’ve been working hour after hour, day after day, week after week to put together a responsible budget that provides that support where it’s most needed while not adding to inflationary pressure.”
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