Statement 1: Budget Overview
Budget priorities
The key priorities of the 2009‑10 Budget are to:
- stimulate demand and keep more Australians in work;
- invest in the roads, rail, ports and broadband that will boost productivity and growth;
- invest in a Clean Energy Initiative and flagship programs in solar and carbon capture that help us create the low‑pollution economy of the future;
- find the necessary room to deliver a fair go for pensioners and make retirement incomes more secure;
- establish a historic Paid Parental Leave Scheme— to boost participation and productivity in the long run, and improve work‑family balance;
- invest in Australia's research and innovation future, continue the Education Revolution, and provide for world‑class universities and hospitals; and
- lay the foundations to deliver on the Government's deficit exit strategy, currently expected to return the budget to surplus by 2015‑16.
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