Returning to surplus within six years is hopelessly optimisticRudd will not be able to honour his pledge to keep the budget in surplus over the next cycle, says Rowen Cross — and he has the figures to prove it.
Budget surplus
Of deficit, surplus and stimulus-a-thon
It was only a couple of weeks ago that the word on everyone’s lips was deficit, writes Bernard Keane.
Rudd spends the surplus, kills the dream
The Rudd dream of nation-building is over, for the rest of this term at least and probably for a while after that, writes Bernard Keane.
Worshipping the cult of budget surpluses
Today’s battle of the Budget leaks shows the game of expectations management about the size of the budget surplus is well underway, writes Bernard Keane.
Another tick for Costello financial management. Not
Market talk says that the Future Fund has dropped close to $10 billion amid the recent turmoil. Is Peter Costello to blame? Christian Kerr investigates.
Alan Kohler: 2007 another good election to win
The reason I think Kevin Rudd and the ALP will be good for investors is not part of the election campaign, and probably won’t be: they are likely to be better managers of prosperity than John Howard.
Tax cut pledge prove a bigger surplus isn’t better
John Howard and his Treasurer, Peter Costello, have begun the election campaign with an incredible admission – that bigger isn’t always better when it comes to a surplus, writes Christian Kerr.
