The government is unlikely to offer extra tax relief in the mid-year budget update due next month and will instead reserve any decision until the May budget.
The only extra stimulus likely to be contained in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO) will be fast-tracked infrastructure projects that have been agreed to between Scott Morrison and the states.
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