Don't believe the hype - discover what's really behind the 'return to surplus' of the Federal Budget

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The Federal Budget was delivered by new Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers with smug glee and the 'return to surplus' has been hailed as a triumph by pundits and media. But what if it's all smoke and mirrors...? And not even because of what the new OR former government's actually did? A combination of inflation, figure fiddling, and strong commodities prices have given the federal budget a 'dead cat bounce'. We speak with Australian Taxpayers' Alliance Chief Economist Dr John Humphreys.
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