The 2019 budget extends the broad strategy of the previous budget, enhanced by the benefits of a budget baseline that has again turned out to be somewhat better than expected.
In this election year, the government’s strategy is fairly straightforward: broad-based tax relief, boosting infrastructure spending, and at the same time returning the budget to sustainable surplus. Commendably, and consistent with the government’s medium-term budget framework, pre-election spending initiatives continue to be funded primarily from other budget savings.
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Whilst the Government delivered on its undertaking that there would be no superannuation tax changes in the Budget, there were still a number of significant superannuation and related measures announced.
Download 2018 Budget ReportThe 2017 Australian Federal Budget focused on fairness and a return to surplus by 2021. A good news Budget for superannuation with minimal changes for 2017.
Download 2017 Budget ReportThe 2016 Budget was about a national economic plan to drive jobs and growth, making the tax system fairer and improving sustainability, flexibility and the integrity of the super system.
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