They say they cannot afford your tax cut. Prove them wrong.
The Budget starts $36.8 billion in the red. Every lever below is a real line from the Government's own papers. Raise what you like. Cut what is not essential. Reach surplus. Then copy your Budget and send it to your MP.
Budget dashboard
Budget balance
-$36.8B
Deficit. Find another $36.8B to break even.
D
Grade
-$80BBreak even+$60B
Total taxation revenue
$750B
26.5% of GDP
Baseline, no change
Total spending
$787B
27.8% of GDP
Baseline, no change
Revenue raised
+$0B
Spending saved
+$0B
Net improvement
+$0B
Baseline: 2025-26 MYEFO (Dec 2025). Lever changes do not account for second-order behavioural or economic effects.
Figures based on 2025-26 MYEFO (Dec 2025): revenue $749.8B, spending $786.6B, deficit -$36.8B, GDP about $2,830B. New taxes start at $0. Debt interest (about $27B) is non-adjustable. Multipliers are simplified; real impacts depend on behaviour and design.
