A popular budget - if it works

By Alan Oster and Phin Ziebell
Updated May 10 2017 - 2:42pm, first published 2:30pm
The budget’s new measures for agriculture are dominated by the big $8.4 billion commitment to build the Inland Rail project between Melbourne and Brisbane.
The budget’s new measures for agriculture are dominated by the big $8.4 billion commitment to build the Inland Rail project between Melbourne and Brisbane.

This budget will be popular, but from an economic perspective, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

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