%T Tax cuts that broke the budget %A Matt Grudnoff %I The Australia Institute %D 2013 %K Policy, %K Economics %U https://apo.org.au/node/34180 %X This report argues that the government would have had an additional $38 billion for last year's federal government budget had it not been for unsustainable income tax cuts that were made in the lead up to the global financial coverage. Had the income tax cuts not been made, the current budget would not be in deficit and we would be having a very different discussion about funding priorities. %9 Report