Richard Holden and Kishor Napier-Raman
May 12, 2021
Budget winners:
Single parents, will benefit in the budget, as they will have greater ability to re-access the property market due to the government’s new Family Home Guarantee. This will reduce deposit requirements for single parents with dependent children.
Small and medium business. The government has extended full expensing of capital expenditure until 30 June 2023 and the temporary loss carry-back is also being extended to 2022-23.
Agriculture, which is receiving subsidies for export diversification, soil-quality improvement, drought preparation, and more.
The early childhood education sector, which will benefit from $2 billion in new funding over four years.
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Danielle Scott of Australia is seen during her jump in the Woman s Aerials Finals during the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, US, on Feb 6, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Country s freestyle skiers raring for chance to shine at Beijing Games
CANBERRA－Around nine months out from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Australia s freestyle skiers are already looking forward to competing at the Games.
Danielle Scott, a World Cup gold medalist in women s aerials, said that after enjoying an encouraging season she has ticked all the boxes in her preparations so far.
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Premium Content There s not a lot of losers in this year s Budget, which features extra government spending everywhere you look. The spending spree is best illustrated by the fact that the combined deficit for the next three years - $285 billion - is higher than what was forecast in last October s Budget, despite the much stronger-than-expected economy.
WOMEN: A $345 million package of health measures targets women and girls, focusing on anxiety and depression, cancers and reproductive health. There are also new measures to address domestic violence and workplace harassment, and to encourage female leadership in business.
SINGLE PARENTS: A new Family Home Guarantee Scheme will help single parents with dependent children buy a home with just a 2 per cent deposit, if they are able to service the loan.
Share It’s one half of the couple, always a bit frazzled, a touch cranky, constantly looking for something in her handbag, she wrote, apparently describing herself.
Of Tony, who gave a double thumbs up as Kylie searched fixedly through her bag, she wrote, And it’s the other half. who is patient, kind, funny and trying to find the best in the situation.
Perfect match: In the amusing photo montage, Tony made a comical face while his Morning Show host wife rummaged through her purse
Odd couple: The 54-year-old TV personality captioned the post, Happy 32nd Wedding Anniversary Tone This is the true depiction of married life
FTSE 100 up 0.12% or 8.43 points to 7,047.73
And the FTSE 250 index is up 0.39 per cent or 86.78 points to 22,472.68.
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Ambrose Crofton, Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said:
Today’s MPC decision to keep policy unchanged comes as no surprise as the economic recovery is still in its early days and monetary policy has already been somewhat prescribed for the coming months. The Bank did acknowledge that the economic outlook had improved markedly since its February forecast round, raising its forecasts for growth. Indeed, the punchy cocktail of a reopening economy and excess consumer savings means that the UK economy should be set for a party for the remainder of the year.