The One Word Missing From the Budget

The one word missing from the budget

Yesterday’s Budget shows what a lightweight political class we have. Jim Chalmers sombrely summoned the clouds of war as his backdrop to declare: This Budget is ambitious in the face of adversity. It’s a responsible Budget, and a reforming Budget, which builds resilience and bolsters our economy. That is not how I would have described a budget that spends a record percentage of GDP, outside a world war or other catastrophe like Covid, pushes deb…

The one word missing from the budget - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Yesterday’s Budget shows what a lightweight political class we have. Jim Chalmers sombrely summoned the clouds of war as his backdrop to declare: This Budget is ambitious in the face of adversity. It’s a responsible Budget, and a reforming Budget, which builds resilience and bolsters our economy. That is not how I would have described