The budget is full of good news, but good news isn’t the same as good management
- Written by: Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute
This year’s budget has “something for everyone”, with very little in the way of cuts and no new taxes.
It’s a classic “good news” pre-election budget.
Whether it is too good to be true hinges on whether this budget represents not just good news but also good economic and fiscal management.







