PM refuses to rule out whether budget could trigger early election

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PM refuses to rule out whether budget could trigger early election
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out Aussie voters could head to the polls early after speculation Labor could use its budget to trigger an early election.

The Prime Minister has refused to rule out the possibility of an early election this year after speculation the government's federal budget could trigger Aussies to head to the polls sooner than 2025.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out the possibility of an early election after speculation Labor's federal budget could trigger Aussies to head to the polls sooner than 2025. Picture: Sky News Australia "They’re addicted to saying no to everything. What we’re focused on is the needs of the Australian economy and the Australian people."

"That’s what our focus was in this budget. A difficult task to provide cost of living relief whilst continuing to put that downward pressure, so we see, on inflation continuing to moderate.The government has claimed the budget has been carefully calibrated to not add to inflationary pressures, with Treasury tipping inflation will drop below three per cent by Christmas.

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