Treasurer Jim Chalmers is speaking in Canberra ahead of the budget tonight, and promised it was a “responsible budget”.
The treasurer has been questioned about whether the budget surplus is entirely due to resources prices.
It comes after shadow treasurer Angus Taylor repeated comments today that a “drover’s dog could deliver a budget surplus”.Alex Ellinghausen “They [the Liberals] promised a surplus in their first year and every year thereafter and didn’t deliver a single one,” he said. “A fifth of the upward revision to revenue comes from higher commodities prices. Twice that comes from a much stronger labour market and the fact that after a decade of wage stagnation, we’re seeing the welcome beginnings of wages growth. That’s made a contribution to the improvement here.”Treasurer Jim Chalmers is speaking in Canberra ahead of the budget tonight. He promised it was a “responsible budget”.
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