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‘Drunk on spending and addicted to taxing’: Labor blasted over new budget predictions
May 3, 2026
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has provided an update ahead of next week’s budget and pledges it will be the most responsible budget yet. Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan has commented on Labor’s upcoming budget. “Not only are they drunk on spending, but they are completely addicted to taxing, and we are going to see more of that in the budget as well,” Mr Tehan said.
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“This is just typical Labor, spend and tax, spend and tax … there’s no end in sight for the poor old Australian people, they’re the punching bag on the end of this.”
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