Key budget savings and spending

KEY SPENDING SINCE THE MAY BUDGET

* $1.1b over two years for Roads to Recovery program

* Resettling of 12,000 Syrian refugees ($909m over four years)

* New medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ($621m over four years)

* Management of illegal boat arrivals in Australia ($500m over two years)

* Innovation programs ($459m over three years)

KEY SAVINGS SINCE THE MAY BUDGET

* Recovering money from welfare cheats ($704m over three years)

* Changes to bulk-billing ($639m over four years)

* Streamlining funding across health workforce programs ($595m over four years)

* Childcare system changes ($441m over four years)

* Aged care funding changes ($472m over three years)