As the political debate turns to government spending, the questions loom: is it too high, and will Peter Dutton be able to get away with keeping his proposed cuts mostly under wraps?
On Tuesday the Business Council of Australia will launch its election ambit claims. In the following two days, about 30 CEOs from big companies will descend on Parliament house to argue their case to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, his opposition counterpart Angus Taylor, and some crossbenchers.
The BCA’s “election blueprint” calls for real expenditure growth to be capped at 2% a year, and the tax-to-GDP ratio to be capped at 23.9%.
