“Calls by economists for major tax reform have not been heeded. Major reforms inevitably create losers as well as winners. So big changes were never likely just weeks before an election.”
John Hawkins
,
University of Canberra
“One missing element of the budget is new spending to combat climate change. The threat of climate change to the budget estimates has grown significantly.”
Stephen Bartos
,
University of Canberra
“The Albanese government's fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of extraordinary international uncertainity.”
Michelle Grattan
,
University of Canberra
