Current Affairs: Federal Budget Preview

Journalists working in the 2017 budget lockup at Parliament House.

The federal budget will be handed down in Canberra on Tuesday. (AAP) Source: AAP

Treasurer Scott Morrison says next week's federal Budget is responsible and built on very cautious forecasts. Australians are likely to benefit from tax cuts funded by a surge in company-tax revenue. But Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says it will be a desperate pre-election move.



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