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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Factcheck: Does the federal 2022-23 budget contain $3bn of secret cuts?

Construction worker on building site against a blue sky with clouds
Labor says the budget contains ‘secret cuts’ but programs including infrastructure investment and a billion-dollar skills package have already been listed as partially funded. Photograph: redbrickstock.com/Alamy

Senior Labor ministers have claimed Tuesday’s budget contains $3bn of “secret cuts”.

The government has explained this is mostly due to measures in “decisions taken but not announced” that are not proceeding.

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