Federal Budget 2010-11: Conservative Perhaps?

The main stream press and other news sources are all confirming the Treasure's own observation that the Federal Government's election year budget would be a conservative one. This does not seem to line up with proposed new taxing of resource industries at the controversial end of political issues and the changes to the mechanics of how tax is collected at the practical end.

To help you judge TimeBase has posted all the relevant budget papers and documents namely:

 

• Budget Overview

• Budget Paper No. 1 - Budget Strategy and Outlook 2010-11

• Budget Paper No. 2 - Budget Measures 2010-11

• Budget Paper No. 3 - Federal Financial Relations 2010-11

• Budget Paper No. 4 - Agency Resourcing 2010-11

• Budget Press Conference

• Budget Speech

 

to its Point-in-Time Income Tax Service for the convenience of subscribers. 

Let us know if you think the budget is as conservative as suggested by the Treasurer and the daily media.