
Bushfires put cloud over budget surplus
Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg is unsure if the government will deliver a budget surplus, as the nation counts the cost of the bushfire crisis.
Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg is unsure if the government will deliver a budget surplus, as the nation counts the cost of the bushfire crisis.
Treasurer Rob Lucas says higher-than-expected payroll tax revenue, bequests to the Art Gallery of South Australia and proceeds from a legal dispute involving the Royal Adelaide Hospital are among the “windfalls” that have delivered a budget surplus of $289 million – nearly $50 million more than originally forecast.
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