CIE 2021-22 Australian Budget overview
The Treasurer released the 2021-22 Australian Government Budget on May 11 2021.
Framed as “Securing Australia’s recovery” in the backdrop of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, fiscal policy has been set on course for a medium-term expansionary cycle.
This briefing paper presents the 2021-22 Budget highlights, focussing on:
Net debt
Revenue and expenditure over the forward estimates
Headline Policy decisions taken since the 2020-21 MYEFO, and
Key assumptions.