While many are welcoming the tax cuts and focus on economic growth, many interest groups say it does not focus on the real needs of Australians.
The Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered his Budget speech on Tuesday night in Parliament House.
Tax cuts for low and middle income earners, and an emphasis on increasing economic activity brought praise from many interest groups.
Health organisations were particularly happy there'll be more home care services funding for thousands of older Australians.
No increase in the foreign aid budget though, with the government holding it at 4-point-2-billion dollars per year.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has delivered Labor's response to Treasurer Scott Morrison's 2018-19 federal Budget.
In his official Budget reply speech on Thursday ((10 may)), Mr Shorten said the Budget's priorities are misplaced.
Mr Shorten also took the opportunity to outline a number of policies Labor would implement if elected.
Treasurer Scott Morrison’s third federal Budget looked to position the Turnbull government as the stable option for voters ahead of the next federal election.
But opposition leader Bill Shorten feels many of the Budget's priorities are misplaced, slamming it in his official reply speech on Thursday ((10 may)).
Mr Shorten says if elected, a Labor government would give Australians what he calls a "fair go" when it comes to tax cuts.
Scott Morrison's Budget will give lower and middle-income workers income tax cuts -- some up to $530 a year.
But while Mr Shorten says the opposition supports the Coalitions's cuts -- which start on July 1st this year -- Labor would do better.
Mr Shorten says a first term Labor government would give lower and middle-income workers almost double the benefits afforded by Mr Morrison's Budget on Tuesday. ((may 8))
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