WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE 2022/23 BUDGET
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WINNERS
Motorists - $300 saving per car over six months with fuel tax cut
Universities - extra spending on research commercialisation
Jobseekers - training to get into digital jobs
Low and middle-income earners - $420 cost of living relief
Regional Australians - extra road, rail, communications and business support
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LOSERS
Underemployed - the underemployment rate stands at 6.6 per cent
State schools - Payments for state and territory government schools to drop by $796.5 million over four years
Recreation and culture - Drop of 13.9 per cent in real terms in spending over four years
Sport - Funding down 38.7 per cent in real terms over four years as community programs end
Health department bureaucrats - 381 positions to go as various programs come to an end
Australian Associated Press