Alan Jones gives Hockey his Budget answer

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By Leith van Onselen

There’s a lot of concern today that the Abbott Government will abandon its fiscal repair job, leaving the Budget and the Australian economy more vulnerable to future shocks.

As H&H points out today, Treasurer Joe Hockey has reportedly told his Coalition colleagues to hold their nerve over the Budget by warning that it will not return to surplus if the government abandons the controversial policies still stuck in the Senate:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.