The Commonwealth budget is typically the most important annual policy statement by the federal government. This guide identifies information and key concepts that are used in the budget papers and related materials.

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...

This quick guide identifies information and key concepts that are used in the budget papers and related materials, and other resources that are available to analyse the budget.