What the federal budget means for SMEs

Join Eloise Keating, Alexi Boyd, Helen Lea and Alan Tse for the only 2022-23 federal budget debrief you need.

It’s federal budget season, and the nation’s small businesses are pondering whether there’s any good news on the horizon for what’s shaping up to be another challenging year.

The federal budget sets out the estimated expenditures and revenues for the Treasury over the coming financial year, highlighting the fiscal policy for the federal government.

This year, the government has announced that the budget will be handed down earlier than usual, on Tuesday, March 29. The budget is normally delivered in early May but will take place earlier than usual due to the timing of the federal election.