The Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has delivered the Turnbull government’s second Budget, forecasting a return to surplus in four years, abandoning stalled budget cuts, guaranteeing Medicare and the PBS, incresing the Medicare levy and imposing a new levy on the commercial banks.
The Budget also includes provisions for first home buyers to salary sacrifice into their superannuation. It includes a crackdown on welfare recipients.
The Budget marks a break with the Abbott years. It abandons the “zombie” cuts stalled in the Senate whilst increasing spending in traditional Labor areas. Morrison said it was a “reset”.
- Listen to Scott Morrison deliver the Budget (32m)
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Budget Documents – PDF downloads
- Budget Speech
- Budget Overview
- Ensuring the Government Lives Within Its Means
- Guaranteeing the Essentials
- Stronger Growth to Create More and Better Paying Jobs
- Budget Paper No.1: Strategy and Outlook
- Budget Paper No.2: Budget Measures
- Budget Paper No.3: Federal Financial Relations
- Agency Resourcing
Speaking at a press conference in Melbourne, Andrews said new recipients of the Disability Support Pension (DSP) over the past 5 or 6 years would be expected to seek work if they were judged sufficiently able.