The treasurer has sought to impress business and the markets and lock in the cabinet’s compulsive spenders. But is that enough to weather what the world throws at us?
Is this peak Jim Chalmers? That will depend on whether he can manage the impact of whatever the world throws at us, as well as his prime minister’s dubious economic reforms.
What we got on Tuesday was the first instalment of a two-part post-election budget from a treasurer who, as a former chief of staff to treasurer Wayne Swan, knows the tricks of fiscal politics.
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Alan Mitchell writes on economics, policy, and infrastructure. Alan was formerly economics editor of the Financial Review and has also worked for the ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald.
