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.