With a federal election just around the corner, has Treasurer Jim Chalmers managed to help ease our financial pain without going on a spending spree, which would inevitably lead to being blamed for fuelling inflation?

Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright, speaks to Samantha from within the budget lock-up in Parliament House, on the surprise new tax cut for every Australian, whether those who are millennials or Gen Z (who together will make up the largest percentage of the voting population this year) are being helped disproportionately and who, if anyone, has been left behind. 

With a federal election just around the corner, has Treasurer Jim Chalmers managed to help ease our financial pain without going on a spending spree, which would inevitably lead to being blamed for fuelling inflation? Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright, speaks to Samantha from within the budget lock-up in Parliament House, on the surprise new tax cut for every Australian, whether those who are millennials or Gen Z (who together will make up the largest percentage of the voting population this year)&nbsp;are being helped disproportionately and who, if anyone, has been left behind.&nbsp;

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Budget 2025: Labor’s surprise tax cuts

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