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Kaaren Morrissey

Small businesses win as popular supports made permanent

The budget contains the broadest productivity push since the 1990s, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)

Millions of businesses feeling the economic pain of the Middle East crisis will get some of their tax back along with extra money to buy equipment to help them weather the storm.

The two permanent changes were confirmed in the federal budget on Tuesday night by Treasurer Jim Chalmers as part of a broader $3.5 billion business tax relief package.

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