Want to skip the budget spin? Just read these two tables
When the budget lands on Tuesday, these are the two tables that will cut through the spin and show what’s really going on with the government’s finances.
Every budget, treasurers deliver a carefully crafted story – one of discipline, responsibility and good economic management.
But deep in the budget, beyond the scripted talking points, lies a different reality.
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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
