More than 17 million Australians enrolled to vote ahead of the Voice referendum, Jim Chalmers will deliver a record $22 billion surplus and Rupert Murdoch steps down from News Corp.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver Australia’s largest budget surplus, and the first since the introduction of the iPhone, off the back of strong commodity prices and high inflation, with signs the government could deliver a second windfall this financial year.
Final budget figures for 2022-2023 will be unveiled today showing the government gained a surplus of $22.1 billion. The treasurer said the government had delivered the surplus while also providing billions in cost of living relief for households. Treasurer Jim Chalmers, pictured on budget day earlier this year, will reveal a record surplus on Friday.“Our responsible budget management has not just delivered the first surplus in 15 years, it has also taken pressure off inflation, interest rates and the cost of living,” Chalmers said.
It is an enormous turnaround from the $77.9 billion deficit forecast for 2022-23 in the pre-election fiscal outlook from May last year, and a significant improvement from this year’s May budget forecastEarlier finance data showed the budget improvements had come from increased revenue from higher commodity prices and income tax.
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