Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget on Tuesday night, but has been tempering expectations for weeks in the lead-up, warning Australians not to expect a “cash splash”.
Inflation remains a key challenge for the government, and we already have a pretty good idea of how Mr Chalmers plans to use his budget to provide cost-of-living relief while also trying to jump-start a slowing economy and navigate growing uncertainty overseas.
Here are the measures we already know about before the treasurer reveals all at 7:30pm AEST.
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There’s been no shortage of announcements in the lead-up to the…
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