The government invited ambit claims for the budget and now it will be judged against them
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Budgets are for stakeholders and interest groups like Christmas is for kids. They’re preceded by a multitude of letters to “Santa”, aka the treasurer, in the run-up.
For the May 9 budget, two key correspondents were appointed by the government itself. This week, the wish lists from the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee and...
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