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Live: Smaller deficits forecast as Chalmers prepares to hand down fifth budget

ABC Australia · May 11, 2026, 9:03 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Link copied Share Share article. The federal budget will remain in the red over the next four years, but the deficits will be smaller than those forecast six months ago, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down his fifth budget.

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