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What the government wants us to do – and not do – based on the budget

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imageThere are obvious and hidden agendas behind what the budget incentivises. Zoë Hoornaert/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Budgets are a good opportunity to see through the spin to what the government really wants. Forget the Treasurer’s speech and the budget overview, the truth is in the measures themselves. Generally things the government increases...

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