Pre-Budget perspectives

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Running Time: 6:21

Date: 01/05/2015

It's countdown to the Federal Budget. What does the good professor think?

With just a few more sleeps before Treasurer Joe Hockey releases his second Federal Budget, there's rampant speculation about what's in store for us. Professor Neville Norman has his own opinions and he speaks with vast experience when he says he doesn't envy Joe's task ahead. That's because just about every circumstance that could make things easier for the treasurer is now stacked against him.

Prof. Neville Norman, Melbourne University