%T 2019-20 Budget: pre-election fiscal outlook %A Phillip Hawkins %I Parliamentary Library (Australia) %D 2019 %K Federal government, %K Budget, %K Economics, %K Economic indicators, %K Economic forecasting, %K Fiscal policy %U https://apo.org.au/node/225521 %X The aim of this briefing is to provide some context for the 2019-20 Budget based on the latest economic and fiscal forecasts released at the 2018-19 MYEFO in December 2018. The figures are current at the time of publication but the government’s economic and fiscal forecasts will be updated with the release of the 2019-20 Budget on 2 April 2019. %9 Guide