Sean Almer
speaker
258 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 12 May
Sean Almer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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On the cost side, there'll be big savings from the National Disability Insurance Scheme in future years.
Those programs are being passed to the states, but there will no doubt be some spending pressures, particularly in health and aged care.
We also know there's that $11 billion fuel security package announced last week.
Maybe the government will extend the current reduction in the fuel excise.
We all pay at the pump.
That kicked in a couple of
Well, about six weeks ago, it's supposed to finish in July.
Maybe it'll go a bit longer than that.
The budget is unlikely to be as reformist as the government had hoped a couple of months ago before the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.
And it's unlikely to raise large amounts of extra revenue, at least in the next couple of years.
It is a big budget economically, but not really politically.
The federal government has a huge mandate from the election 12 months ago.
This is the opportunity for the Albanese government to make big changes.
Unfortunately for it, the Middle East conflict has probably diminished its ability to do so.
Yes, like a particularly strong employment market.
That means people are paying income tax, so money's coming in, less going out on welfare payments.
We've also had higher commodity prices.
That translates to higher royalties and other tax payments to the government.
Iron ore prices have remained pretty strong, very important for our economy.
On the spending side, as we mentioned, the NDIS changes should help the bottom line in a few years' time.
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