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Chalmers confronts Australia’s budget dilemma
Despite the global tensions and the national gamble on the “Future Made in Australia”, Jim Chalmers is about to hand down another surplus next month.
Jennifer HewettColumnistJim Chalmers’ sombre warning of global uncertainty and decelerating growth in several other countries is a convenient backdrop to the promise of greater budget spending to stimulate economic growth in Australia.
Such talk about the challenges coming from offshore provides a useful deflection from domestic problems – including deflecting criticism that money for the government’s “Future Made in Australia” ambitions risks long-term subsidies for industries that don’t have a viable future.
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