PoliticsNow: Jobs, mining boom deliver $19bn budget surplus

The blockbuster figures released on Friday from the Department of Finance’s monthly financial statements confirm Jim Chalmers’ prediction of a “significantly” higher surplus.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said earlier this week to expect a surplus “significantly” higher than anticipated. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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