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A responsible pre-election budget is a delicate balancing act
The treasurer must not stimulate the economy, but cannot ignore the fact that some Australians are bearing more than their share of the pain.
Aruna SathanapallyBudget expertTreasurer Jim Chalmers has an unenviable task next week.
It has been two years since the Reserve Bank started raising interest rates. Sharp rate rises and clear messaging from the central bank were intended to nip inflation in the bud: collective pain for the necessary gain of price stability.
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