CANBERRA: Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey insisted on Tuesday he will deliver a “responsible and fair” budget as the government battles to juggle slumping revenue and a huge deficit while avoiding a voter backlash.
The conservative government of Tony Abbott is promising to make families and small businesses their priority after a fierce reaction to its maiden budget last year which took the axe to welfare, education and health spending.
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