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Budget provides jobs, economic boost for North

NORTHERN Australia is a big winner in tonight’s Budget with a massive boost of $5 billion of investment.This is addition to schemes to provide more pathways to jobs for people of all ages, but particularly youth, immediate benefits for small businesses, and more childcare options for families.Northern Australia can now step up to the plate to drive economic development and play a vital role in the nation’s path back to recovery with the announcement of a new $5 billion Northern Infrastructure Facility.

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Budget measures good for jobs & families

Families will find measures to make life easier, businesses will reap a tax cut and jobs will be created after the Liberal National Government’s Budget is handed down tomorrow.This Budget is about building jobs, growth and opportunities while still charting a path to debt reduction.A new Child Care Subsidy will be introduced from July 2017 which will mean families with incomes of between $65,000 and $170,000 will be around $30 a week better off.

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