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Morrison's budget forecasts bullish on growth, jobs, inflation, economists say

Vesna Poljak
Vesna PoljakCompanies editor
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The government's optimistic growth forecasts could be undone by an assumption for falling unemployment at a time when fiscal consolidation is intensifying.

Australian growth is headed to 3 per cent in 2018-19 as the government counts on steadily-rising household consumption even after adjusting for a fall in housing activity, the budget papers show.

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Vesna Poljak is the Companies editor. She was previously the Markets editor with a special interest in the investment industry, hedge funds and accounting. She is based in the Sydney newsroom. Connect with Vesna on Twitter. Email Vesna at vpoljak@afr.com

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