Staring down years of deficits, Chalmers spruiks budget as a 'platform for prosperity'

Tax reform laid bare as Labor entrenches budget deficit

Australia's federal budget has locked in a decade of deficits, with structural reforms needed to reduce the tax...

Staring down years of deficits, Chalmers spruiks budget as a 'platform for prosperity'

With an expected decade of deficits on the horizon, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will try to convince voters that Tuesday's federal budget manages to balance the need to keep a lid on spending while giving struggling households enough support.

Budget 2025: Australian Treasurer Says Budget to Focus on Resilience Amid US Trade Tensions

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers says building resilience in the face of global economic uncertainty will be a core element of the budget to be handed down on the evening of March 25. Chalmers has described the budget as a chance to put the economy “front and centre” in the lead-up to the election, hailing it as a “budget to build Australia’s future.” But one factor stands out in Chalmers’ messaging on the upcoming budget—resilience. With U.S. …

Australia to hit record $940 billion debt as budget returns to deficit

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is spruiking the government’s ‘responsible economic management’ as spending initiatives are revealed.

Chalmers puts shine on decade-long deficits

National debt in focus as budget day arrives

Jim Chalmers will release Labor's fourth federal budget today under a cloud of increased national debt, and Anthony Albanese is under internal pressure for his salmon farming 'captain's call'. The post National debt in focus as budget day arrives appeared first on Crikey.