The fiscal cliff is more likely to be a fiscal slope – and why concerns about Australia’s budget deficit are overblown | AMP Capital
The fiscal cliff is more likely to be a fiscal slope – and why concerns about Australia’s budget deficit are overblown Key points The threat to the recovery from the “second wave” of coronavirus cases necessitates additional fiscal support in Australia, with the Government recognising this. Australia’s federal budget deficit is now expected to peak at around $220bn this financial year, or around 11% of GDP, its highest since the end of WW2. This is …