Budget 2025: A Dose of Painkillers, but No Major Surgery—Experts Critique Federal Budget

Experts argue the budget fails to tackle critical structural issues such as productivity, inflation, and corporate tax policy.
Budget 2025: A Dose of Painkillers, but No Major Surgery—Experts Critique Federal Budget
Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers his budget speech at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 25, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images
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Despite moves to appeal to the voting public, the 2025 federal budget has left economists and the business community sceptical.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].