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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Miriam Webber

Wrestling with costs and shortages, businesses look to federal budget for answers

Boat House owner James Souter. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Workers, cost of living and tax reform were the major pain points Canberra's small and medium businesses hoped would be alleviated in Tuesday's federal budget.

"They'll be looking at this budget, not just for good economic management, but also for initiatives that actually help them with the issues that they're wrestling with at the moment," chief executive Graham Catt said.

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