Cassidy: This pre-election budget won't win an election

BREAKING NEWS: Tuesday 03 May 2016 Budget 2016: The election will be won or lost elsewhere By Barrie Cassidy Scott Morrison's first budget won't help win an election, but it probably won't hurt the Government either. Back to the slogans, the scare campaigns and the targeted advertising. In the end, this budget is the sum of its smaller parts. On that score there are pluses and minuses. The biggest plus is the taxation boost to small business. The second plus is that the Turnbull government has embraced revenue raising. The minus strangely enough is the personal tax cut ... which has granted Labor a free kick on fairness. This has for so long been flagged as the budget that must save the Government from deteriorating polls. It probably won't do that, and it probably won't do any harm either. Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2016 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters