CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 28 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release:
The Final Budget Outcome shows the 2025-26 deficit is billions of dollars better than forecast in the Budget.
We made a lot of progress in the Budget and we've continued to make even more progress since then.
This multi‑billion‑dollar improvement has been delivered despite months of more severe global volatility.
Responsible economic management is a defining feature of this Government and you can see that here.
The bottom line is better than what we inherited, better than what was forecast at the election and it's improved again since the Budget.
The deficit in 2025-26 was $22.3billion, which is $6billion better than the $28.3billion ...