America sneezes and Australia catches the Dems flu
https://www.9news.com.au/national/news-federal-budget-2019-josh-frydenberg-chris-uhlmann-scott-morrison/8d3f37f8-d59b-4f98-9f8d-82778e71ad51
New budget from the Liberals promises ease of living for people across the nation
BIG PICTURE
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Overall theme: "A stronger economy and a secure future"
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Federal election is due in mid-May
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Better than expected surplus for 2019/20 (MYEFO: $4.1 billion in 2019/20)
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3 per cent growth for 2019/20 (MYEFO forecast)
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5 per cent unemployment rate for 2019/20 (MYEFO forecast)
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Migration cap to be reduced to 160,000 from 190,000
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1.25 million new jobs to be created over the next five years
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Expectation of a "stimulus" worth about $6 billion, adding about 0.4 percentage points to GDP
All has been promised for years and were never kept