Let us all cheer Chicken Chalmers:
The budget surplus for this financial year will be “significantly” higher than the $4.2 billion forecast last month, thanks to revenue from the jobs boom, sustained high prices for commodities and company profits.
Dispensing with the caution he displayed at the May budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will confirm the nation’s coffers will be in the black for the first time since the global financial crisis 15 years ago.
