Read our extensive coverage of the federal budget 2009 below:
Business innovation spending boost
Exporters get extra funding
Two nasty blows
First home owner grant extended for three months
$22 billion for infrastructure in budget
High and middle income earners hit
Key budget measures at a glance
Funds for textile, clothing and footwear sector
Good budget, but wasted opportunities
Do Not Call Register Extended
Small business tax break boosted from 30% to 50%
Budget: About jobs and nation building, says Swan
Exporters get big boost from the government
Swan says federal budget pain will extend to all households
Tax cut for high income earners to go ahead, but business braces for tax grab
How the federal budget will hit your hip pocket
Maternity leave may be included in federal budget
The federal budget must support business
Small business group calls for stimulus package aimed at SMEs
Industry leaders reveal federal budget wish list
$83 million in funding for start-up companies
Economy unwinding fast, federal budget is ‘buggered’: Report
Read all our coverage of last year’s federal budget 2008 here
THE HIP POCKET – Swan spends up on tax cuts and family assistance, but the well-off get crunched – Read more
COMMENT – Small business forgotten: Thomson – Read more
Business assistance – Almost $1 billion of business programs slashed – Read more
Budget 2008: Reaction – Read more
Mauling higher incomes: Gottliebsen – Read more
Belt tightening to hit ICT businesses – Read more
Budget overview: What it means to your business – Read more
Dollars flow to green business – Read more
Skills: Dollars to take on apprentices – Read more
Slowing growth: Kohler – Read more
Family business attacked – Read more
Business owners are not rorters: Gome – Read more
Budget a slap in the face for business owners: Ciobo – Read more
The business wishlist for budget ’08 – Read more
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