Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 26-Nov-18

The federal government is expected to deliver its 2019 Budget in late March or early April, rather than the traditional date of the second Tuesday in May. This would allow the government to lock in an election date in May and see out its full term in office. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reiterated his government’s commitment to returning the Budget to surplus in 2019-20, which suggests that a recent revenue windfall will be spent on election promises rather than further Budget repair measures.

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