Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his fourth Federal Budget – he took the opportunity to soft-launch Labor’s election campaign by announcing a number of measures aimed at assisting individuals with cost of living support. Overall, from a business perspective, the Federal Budget passed by without any significant announcements or changes to the laws.

The Federal Budget has a long list of cost of living support measures, however, taxpayers need to take a long and hard look at whether the measures actually deliver any real benefit or are merely politicians playing politics in an election year.

Read our analysis here: ESV Budget Special March 2025