Wage growth in Australia has only been significantly lower than it is now during the Great Depression and immediately after World War II. While we do expect wage growth to rise from here, it won’t climb far above 2%. This will restrain income growth and mean that the Treasurer will have to admit that the budget deficit will remain larger for longer than he’s forecast.
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