Opposition says budget doesn't address root cause of inflation

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers emphasised that the primary motivation behind the budget was to help those doing it tough. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas

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Labor will deliver a second consecutive surplus for the first time in three decades.

FEDERAL BUDGET 2024
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor speaks during a television interview at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his third budget today. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE
Balance is the key to this year's Federal Budget.

The budget tried to walk a fine line of trying to tackle inflation, whilst providing cost of living relief.

Opposition treasurer Angus Taylor says it doesn't address the root cause of the issue.

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