Many of the spending measures and tax reductions outlined in last week’s Federal Budget depend on the Government being re-elected, writes Cherelle Murphy. Read more…
09/04/2019
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/April-2019/Budget-2019-More-receipts-for-Government,-but-most-given-straight-back
Following CEDA's release of its research Deficit to balance: budget repair options, Dr John Edwards discusses the urgent need to reduce the deficit.
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29/04/2016
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Apr-2016/Budget-deficit-time-to-fix-the-problem
In this article originally published on The Conversation, CEDA Director and Balanced Budget Commission member Dr Rodney Maddock discusses Deficit to Balance: budget repair options.
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31/03/2016
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Mar-2016/CEDA-makes-the-case-for-balancing-the-budget
The unusually high Australian dollar has given the export economy a beating, leaving the government no choice but to take a softly-softly approach to rebalancing the Federal Budget, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan has told a CEDA forum in Brisbane. Read more…
27/05/2013
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/SWAN-Fiscal-policy-is-not-an-end-in-itself
With a disciplined fiscal approach to spending, the Federal Budget will help Australia deal with the near term challenges of a transforming economy in a changing world now and in the future, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan told a CEDA audience in Brisbane. Read more…
01/05/2012
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/The-Budget-will-assist-Australia-manage-a-transforming-economy
While surpluses are forecast over the forward estimates, “building for growth” in Victoria will require strong fiscal management and expenditure control, Victorian Treasurer Michael O’Brien has told a CEDA audience in Melbourne. Read more…
27/05/2013
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/VIC-infrastructure-spend-from-operating-surplus-not-debt
Balancing the Federal Budget with an austerity regime would have reduced jobs and growth on a scale seen in Europe after the Global Financial Crisis, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Penny Wong has told a CEDA audience in Melbourne. Read more…
27/05/2013
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/WONG-Budget-balance-must-be-long-term-project
University of Melbourne Truby Williams Professor of Economics and member of CEDA's Board of Directors, Jeff Borland, says the JobMaker program announced in the 2020 Federal Budget is a well-designed wage subsidy aimed at some of the people currently most in need.
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12/10/2020
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/October-2020/JobMaker-is-smart-policy-addressing-an-urgent-problem
Despite economic uncertainty, Australians and business should not withdraw from the world, but must ensure the country has buffers in place to deal with future shocks, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor, Philip Lowe told a CEDA audience in Melbourne. Read more…
16/11/2016
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/Australia-needs-buffers-to-prepare-for-economic-shocks
It is central that we give prime importance to balancing the Federal Budget, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet Former Secretary, Terry Moran AC has told the Victorian release of CEDA’s Deficit to balance: budget repair options Read more…
29/03/2016
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/Balancing-budget-must-be-priority