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“The reality of where the economy is at”: With tax collection down, budget forecasts are only going to get worse

Peter Martin

24 July 2020

Even if the government hadn’t spent $5.9 billion on JobKeeper and other emergency measures last financial year, its budget position would have collapsed.

Surplus here we come: What the government’s budget deficit tells us about the Australian economy

Economy

The Conversation

26 September 2018

The government’s final budget outcome for 2017-18 is a deficit of $10.1 billion.

Japan’s economy crashes, Shares steady, Fight over budget forecasts rages on: Economy roundup

Economy

Patrick Stafford

20 May 2009

One of Australia’s biggest trading partners has been hit by the biggest quarterly GDP contraction on record. Japan’s economy, the seco…

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“The reality of where the economy is at”: With tax collection down, budget forecasts are only going to get worse

Surplus here we come: What the government’s budget deficit tells us about the Australian economy

Japan’s economy crashes, Shares steady, Fight over budget forecasts rages on: Economy roundup