Australian PM Says Budget Will Focus on Small Businesses, Touts Solar Energy as ‘Smart Investment’

‘And as we put together next month’s budget, small businesses and families will again be front and centre.’

A restaurant waiter prepares tables at a Chinese restaurant in Sydney, Australia, on March 5, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will promise to put Australia’s 2.5 million small business owners at the “front and centre” in the May 14 budget as the Labor government prepares to unveil its energy bill policies.

While Mr. Albanese will not outline specific measures, he is expected to talk up the benefits of rooftop solar and batteries as a “smart investment that delivers an important return to businesses on tight margins.”