𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥'𝕤 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕖, 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕩 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕦𝕡, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥.

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fficial figures show a deficit of $2.8 billion for the four months to October, about $270 million below the budget forecast.

The tax take was in line with what was forecast, at $36.2 billion, with higher income tax payments offsetting a slight dip in GST and the government's reduction in fuel taxes.

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Overall revenue was also boosted by higher earnings from the emissions trading scheme.

Only the media and their Tory masters were predicting worse. "The country is in the very best of hands" - 🤩
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Expenses were $500 million above budget, reflecting higher interest costs and delayed pandemic-related health costs.