Inside Budget lock-up

Why pre-election budgets suck

Budget wrap

Missed opportunities

The Coalition's response

This “wimpy” budget tells us one thing: the election campaign is here.

On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss the Government’s tax cuts, the big missed opportunities in this Budget, and what it’s like inside ‘the lock-up’.

This discussion was recorded on Thursday 27 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording.

Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website.

Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work // @grogsgamut

Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek

Show notes:

‘Labor’s budget tax cuts make good economic sense – and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner’ by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (March 2025)

‘Australia budget 2025: the seven graphs you need to see’ by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (March 2025)

5 ways and 63 billion reasons to improve Australia’s tax system by Greg Jericho, the Australia Institute (March 2025)

Budget briefing paper 2025-2026, Centre for Future Work (March 2025)

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions

We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.

This &ldquo;wimpy&rdquo; budget tells us one thing: the election campaign is here.
On this episode of Dollars &amp; Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss the Government&rsquo;s tax cuts, the big missed opportunities in this Budget, and what it&rsquo;s like inside &lsquo;the lock-up&rsquo;.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 27 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording.
Order <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/Whats-the-Big-Idea-p697420081">What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia</a> now, via the Australia Institute website.
Host:&nbsp;Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/grogsgamut.bsky.social">@grogsgamut</a>
Host:&nbsp;Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social">@elinorjohnstonleek</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/mar/27/australia-federal-budget-tax-cuts-albanese-dutton-taylor">&lsquo;Labor&rsquo;s budget tax cuts make good economic sense &ndash; and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner&rsquo;</a> by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (March 2025)
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/mar/25/australia-federal-budget-2025-graphs-tax-cuts-economy-ndis-deficit">&lsquo;Australia budget 2025: the seven graphs you need to see&rsquo;</a> by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (March 2025)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/5-suggestions-and-63-billion-reasons-to-improve-australias-tax-system/">5 ways and 63 billion reasons to improve Australia&rsquo;s tax system</a> by Greg Jericho, the Australia Institute (March 2025)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/budget-briefing-paper-2025-2026/">Budget briefing paper 2025-2026</a>, Centre for Future Work (March 2025)
Theme music:&nbsp;Blue Dot Sessions
We&rsquo;d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to <a href="mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au">podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au</a>.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

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Dollars &amp; Sense demystifies the latest economic figures, how they impact you and what they can tell us about the economy, with host with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work, and author of Guardian Australia's Grogonomics column.

This “wimpy” budget tells us one thing: the election campaign is here.

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