Mid-year budget update - The numbers
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Treasurer Joe Hockey has updated his budget.
Here's the key numbers:
BUDGET DEFICITS IN $BLN (VS MAY)
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2014/15 - 40.4 (29.8)
2015/16 - 31.2 (17.1)
2016/17 - 20.8 (10.6)
2017/18 - 11.5 (2.8)
ECONOMIC FORECASTS 2014/15 IN PCT (VS MAY)
GDP - 2.5 (2.5)
Unemployment - 6.5 (6.25)
CPI - 2.5 (2.25)
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Wages - 2.5 (3.0)
(Source: Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook)
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