$1.5bn MRRT tax shortfall sinks surplus hope The Australian THE mining industry says the government should have expected the proceeds from the mining tax to be highly volatile, with an estimate by Deloitte Access Economics today suggesting it will add no more than a net $500 million to the budget bottom line this ... Federal Budget will be $18 billion worse off than Treasury predicts if spending ... Surplus is gone, economists say Australia's Budget Surplus Goal Is Unachievable, Deloitte Says |