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Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

No impact on rates from budget: Treasury

Treasury does not believe government spending in last week's federal budget will inflame inflation or alter the outlook for interest rates.

The 2022/23 budget papers show the government made $39 billion worth of new spending decisions, which includes an $8.6 billion cost-of-living package.

Luke Yeaman, deputy secretary of Treasury's macroeconomic group, told a Senate estimates hearing that given the size of the overall economy, he did not expect this would have a material impact on inflation.

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