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NDIS Changes to Be Unveiled on Wednesday Will Provide Budget’s Biggest Cuts
Health Minister Mark Butler will outline changes to eligibility, plan budgets and provider rules as the government seeks to slow NDIS growth to 5% to 6%.
- On Monday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed that curbing the National Disability Insurance Scheme's annual growth to around 5 percent will anchor the government's May 12 budget savings package.
- The $50 billion program is 'growing too fast for Australians to afford,' officials argue, after the growth rate ballooned from 22 percent in 2022, prompting intervention.
- On Wednesday, NDIS Minister Mark Butler will address the National Press Club regarding reforms, including a mandatory registration regime for the scheme's 277,000 operators.
- While the Greens declared the cuts a 'moral failing,' Chalmers warned that global economic uncertainty from the Middle East conflict necessitates substantial budget savings.
- Treasury officials are assessing 'downside scenarios' for the budget, while the government weighs potential capital gains tax reforms to address intergenerational unfairness.
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