Original article by Simon Benson, David Uren
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 17-Dec-18

The federal government’s mid-year economic and fiscal outlook is expected to show that increased company tax revenue and reduced spending will result in a Budget surplus of about $4bn in 2019-20, compared with a previous forecast of $2.2bn. The surplus is expected to total $30bn over the next four years, up from the $15.3bn surplus that had been forecast in the May 2018 Budget. Meanwhile, the deficit for 2018-19 could be just $5bn, down from previous expectations of $14.4bn. The mid-year budget update will be released on 17 December.

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