Budget Response – Economy hung out to dry

The 2015-16 Budget will quash any talk of a credit rating downgrade, but won’t give the economy a much-needed helping hand. The decision by Treasurer Joe Hockey not reduce the coming fiscal squeeze increases the pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to do more to support the economy by cutting interest rates below 2.0%.   

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