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The Government’s difficult task of balancing the books

ANALYSIS: The Treasury warns operating allowances might not be enough to cover all the Government’s costs.

WATCH: NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Jonathan Mitchell.

Brent Edwards Thu, 06 Jun 2024

Read the fine print of last week’s Budget and it is clear the Treasury is not confident the Coalition Government’s spending restraint will hold.

In this Budget the operating allowance has been set at $3.5 billion and then $2.4b for each of the following two years. But to make ends meet the

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Brent Edwards Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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