#Budget #auspol

Unsurprisingly this pre-election budget is solely focused on cost of living.

Chalmers is spruiking his tax cuts, energy rebates of $150 that were announced over the weekend, and health reforms.

He’s also announced an increase to the Medicare levy low-income threshold (which I’ll have more details on in a moment).

Chalmers lays it out in some dot points:

Two new tax cuts for every taxpayer
More energy bill relief
Increasing wages and banning non-compete clauses
More bulk billing and cheaper medicines
Student debt relief
A fair go for families at the checkout and farmers at the farm gate

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/25/australia-federal-budget-2025-live-updates-australian-treasurer-jim-chalmers-speech-time-latest-news-ntwnfb