Budget 2010

Ai Group 2010 Federal Budget Coverage

The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has tonight (Tuesday 11 May 2010), delivered a budget that returns us to surplus earlier than anticipated. It introduces several important tax measures and supports skills, infrastructure development and health reform.

We have put together a review of the Budget from a business perspective which outlines how the new measures will impact business and the areas where Ai Group believes the Government hasn't gone far enough or failed to address.

Review of the 2010-11 Federal Budget

Heather Ridout discussing the 2010 Federal Budget on Sky News Sky News AM Agenda program - Kieran Gilbert interviewing Heather Ridout. Wednesday 12 May 2010

Heather Ridout discussing the impact of the Budget measures on business - ABC's PM program The Government says the economy will pick up because of the commodities boom. It's predicting growth rates of 3 and 3.75 per cent, 4 per cent. Did business get enough incentive in this budget to play its part in helping sustain this kind of growth? Wednesday 12 May 2010

Budget is cautious and credible - Government plays to its strengths of economic management and health "This year's Federal Budget, while appropriately cautious, lays out a credible strategy for rebuilding the nation's balance sheet and ensures that fiscal policy does its share of the heavy lifting in easing pressure on inflation and monetary policy as the recovery gathers pace," Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Chief Executive Heather Ridout said today. Tuesday 11 May 2010