澳大利亚财政部长凯蒂·加拉格尔表示，在寻求预算节省措施时“没有领域是豁免的” 1。这一立场是在通胀持续高企以及央行预计将再次加息的背景下提出的 1。数据显示，2025/26财年联邦政府支出占GDP的比例已达26.9%，创下除新冠疫情时期外四十年的最高纪录 1。
截至9月的年度总体通胀率为4.3%，略高于市场共识预期 1。澳洲储备银行（RBA）首选的季度截尾平均通胀率为1%，超过了0.8%的预期值 1。上述数据增加了周二（墨尔本杯日）当天将利率上调至18年来最高水平的可能性 1。尽管中东石油冲击和人工智能投资带来的价格压力部分超出政府控制范围，但联邦政府正在寻找预算节省措施 1。
关于总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯与财长吉姆·查尔默斯之间因预算分歧而产生紧张关系的报道，加拉格尔称其“言过其实” 1。此外，针对成本大幅超支的计划，加拉格尔辩护了对电动汽车税收优惠和家庭电池补贴的支持 1。家庭电池补贴计划的四年总成本已飙升至72亿澳元，是最初预测成本的三倍以上 1。
Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has declared that no sector of federal spending is immune from cuts, signaling a rigorous hunt for budget savings amidst persistent inflationary pressures. “I won’t say any area is exempt,” Gallagher stated, emphasizing the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline 1. This stance comes as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) prepares for its next meeting, with economic data strengthening the case for interest rates to rise to an 18-year high on Tuesday, Melbourne Cup Day 1. The urgency is driven by annual headline inflation reaching 4.3% in the year to September, slightly exceeding consensus expectations, while the RBA’s preferred quarterly trimmed-mean measure hit 1%, surpassing the projected 0.8% 1.
The backdrop to these savings efforts reveals that federal expenditure now accounts for 26.9% of GDP in the 2025/26 financial year, marking the highest ratio outside of the pandemic period in four decades 1. Although some price pressures, such as those stemming from Middle East oil shocks and artificial intelligence investments, are considered partially beyond government control, the administration faces scrutiny over specific cost overruns 1. Notably, the household battery subsidy scheme has seen its projected cost surge to A$7.2 billion over four years, more than tripling initial estimates, yet Gallagher defended support for both this initiative and electric vehicle tax incentives 1.
In response to media reports suggesting friction between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers regarding budget priorities, Gallagher dismissed the narrative as exaggerated 1.
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