Australia budget update due Monday - what to expect
The Australian Government's Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) is due on Monday 19 December 2016 (Australia time)
It's a market focus more than usual because of a potential downgrade in the AAA rating, ratings agencies are (in a nutshell) concerned about the ongoing and extending delays in returning to a budget surplus. More here:
- Australia budget update coming on Monday - why its an important one
- Australia press: 'AAA could go at any time'
- ANZ on Australia's credit rating 'in the spotlight as MYEFO approaches'
- Australian Treasurer 'reviewing' tax to raise more revenue
And:
Bloomberg surveyed 13 economists on the MYEFO, here is what they expect:
- Government to project a deficit of A$37b for year through June 2017 in the MYEFO (median forecast)
- This compares to the May 2016 estimate from the governmen of A$37.1b
- The economists surveyed also expect the government to lower its forecast for real GDP growth to 2% from the 2.5% it had forecast in May (that's the median of the 11 economists surveyed for this question)
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