Tag: The Budget
Qld Govt flags two-year Budget deficit
The Qld Govt says the next two State Budgets are expected to be in deficit.[MORE]
NSW MPs may get Xmas early mark
The NSW Government says it may cancel next week's scheduled parliamentary sitting days.[MORE]
Swan seizes on Barnett's deficit talk
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has seized on conflicting views within the Liberal Party over whether governments can run Budget deficits.[MORE]
WA budget deficit a real possibility: Premier
Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett says there is a real possibility the state's budget could slide into deficit.[MORE]
ACT Govt seeks head for new environment department
The ACT Government will begin a nation-wide search for an expert to head its new Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water when it advertises the position this weekend.[MORE]
Vic Premier confident of staying in surplus
The Victorian Premier, John Brumby says he is confident Victoria can maintain an operating surplus, despite the global economic slowdown.[MORE]
Property slump hits state coffers
The ongoing weakness in the West Australian property market is continuing to put a dent in the State's finances.[MORE]
Paid maternity leave 'will stimulate economy'
A public hearing in Sydney is looking at the Productivity Commission's paid maternity leave proposal.[MORE]
Local MP to plead ag station's case
The New South Wales Government is facing further pressure to delay its planned closure of an agricultural research station in the state's north. [MORE]
Next budget already $1b in deficit: economist
A leading economic forecaster predicts the Federal Government's next budget is already running a deficit of about $1 billion.[MORE]
Swan 'calm, considered' in face of deficit debate
Wayne Swan says he will not speculate about the need for the budget to go into deficit due to the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Homebuyers 'slugged' for dumped projects
The New South Wales Opposition says the Government must explain why it intends to charge homebuyers a levy for two rail projects that were scrapped in the mini-Budget.[MORE]
Anger mounts over mini-Budget cuts
The New South Wales Government is continuing to come under fire from the Opposition and farmers over its decision to close up to five grain rail lines in the state's west, as part of its costcutting mini-Budget. [MORE]
Axing rural research centres 'treacherous'
Anger is growing in rural New South Wales over the State Government's planned mini-Budget cuts. [MORE]
RBA Governor backs Budget deficit
Reserve Bank Governor gives the Federal Government his approval to run the Budget into deficit.[MORE]
Govt says infrastructure funding based on objective criteria
The Government says the infrastructure funding for councils was calculated using the same independent process as the previous government.[MORE]
Opposition wants infrastructure funds allocation transparency
The Federal Opposition is demanding the Government reveal the formula used to allocate money to councils for infrastructure spending.[MORE]
Tough times call for tough measures: Buswell
The West Australian Treasurer, Troy Buswell, has given a dire assessment of the state's finances and warned that some agencies will be required to find savings of more than 3 per cent.[MORE]
N-W Metro 'may have led to M2 compo'
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) says the operator of Sydney's M2 Motorway may have had to be compensated if the planned North-West Metro rail line had been built.[MORE]
Budget cuts needed to avoid recession: Rees
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says cuts made by the State Government in the mini-budget were necessary to avoid recession.[MORE]
Outgoing Treasury boss denies being pushed
The outgoing New South Wales Treasury Secretary insists it was mutually agreed with the State Government that he leave his job after 12 years.[MORE]
Rees tells wavering MPs 'stiffen up'
NSW Premier Nathan Rees is refusing to back down, despite growing internal unrest over the mini-Budget.[MORE]
Senior MPs downplay internal rumblings
Senior Labor MPs are moving to dampen growing internal unrest over the New South Wales Government's mini-Budget.[MORE]
Goldfields gets first Royalties for Regions grant
The Western Australian Minister for Regional Development, Brendon Grylls, says the fact that the first Royalties for Regions funding has been allocated to a goldfields' project is symbolic.[MORE]
First home grants boost Bendigo market
The Victorian Government says 2,080 of its first home buyer grants have been taken up in Bendigo since the scheme was introduced in 2004.[MORE]
