Budget 'should help with rates pressure' - News.com.au
Story date: 2008-05-13 02:12:00
Added on: 2008-05-13 15:30:28
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd said his Government's first Budget should help keep interest rates under control. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan last night handed down a larger than expected $21.7 billion surplus for 2008-09 after the Government's "razor ...
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