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Small and medium contractors will find it easier to win infrastructure, defence and other government procurement contracts, under a budget announcement to be unveiled on Tuesday.

Government departments will be instructed to break up major projects into smaller components, in a bid to help smaller contractors compete against larger bidders.

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/smes-get-government-contract-leg-up-20220328-p5a8o8