The 2021-2022 Federal Budget will be handed down tonight, the second financial blueprint since the pandemic wrought havoc on the economy.
• FINANCE AND BANKING - Associate Professor Peter Phillips says the budget will likely focus on jobs and balancing out the enormous spending throughout the course of the pandemic.
• EMPLOYMENT - Employability expert Professor Peter McIlveen
Revealed so far: Aiming for 4.5 per cent unemployment rate; JobTrainer program to be extended
• TAX - Associate Professor Toni Brackin
Revealed so far: media reports of a 12 month extension to low and middle-income tax offsets
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University of Southern Queensland experts are available for comment on the 2021-2022 Federal Budget.