Cyclone Alfred to cost budget $1.2 billion, hit growth and push up inflation: Chalmers
- Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed that the upcoming budget will be in deficit, ending a brief period of surpluses due to increased costs from ex-Cyclone Alfred, which are estimated to be $1.2 billion in damages.
- Chalmers noted that around five million Australians were affected by Cyclone Alfred, placing nearly two million homes at risk.
- The projected underlying cash deficit is $26.1 billion, according to Deloitte Access Economics' Budget Monitor, and it warns of rising economic pressures, including inflation.
- Chalmers indicated that the budget will address immediate recovery costs, with provisions that could exceed $1.2 billion for disaster support.
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Australia faces inflation, agriculture losses after Cyclone Alfred
The Australian government has warned of impacts to the country’s economy in the wake of Cyclone Alfred that caused massive losses to infrastructure, agriculture and the dairy industries when it struck in late February. The horticultural industry was among the worst hit, with strong winds toppling and damaging hundreds of orchard trees, and floodwaters inundating farmlands on the northern coast of the state of New South Wales. As of March 17, far…
Cyclone Alfred to Cost Australia $1.2 Billion
Australia’s Treasury estimates last weekend’s Cyclone Alfred caused about $1.2 billion in economic loss for the country. This financial setback is expected to shave approximately a quarter of a percentage point off the nation’s GDP, said Treasurer Jim Chalmers as a way of prepping Australians for the impending Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook he is set to announce. Chalmers detailed the anticipated economic effects of the cyclone, specifical…
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