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FEDERAL BUDGET 2023

Lowe Lippmann Chartered Accountants

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The Federal Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, handed down the Labor Government's first Federal Budget on the evening of Tuesday 25th October 2022. Following the election of the Australian Labor Party to Federal Government in May 2022, this is the second Federal Budget for this calendar year, and it updates economic forecasts and identifies the priorities for the new Labor Government.


Lowe Lippmann is pleased to provide the following commentaries, explaining the key issues released in the budget.


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