government fuelwatch warnings leaked, page-9

I must say that I am disappointed with Rudd.

It seems like they thought Govt was about releasing a budget once a year and that's it. You pat each other on the back for being so clever for the next 11 months.

Instead they now seem to be totally on the back foot. e.g. (i) pensioners complain and suddenly there is a review which they claim was always the plan. (ii) petrol prices are up and suddenly there is a review on tax/GST which they claim was always part of the plan. (iii) communities complain about their projects/funding being axed and suddenly there is a review ... and on it goes.

Just wondering how they will respond to the next interest rate rise. Wasn't the budget supposed to be anti-inflationary ? Is there a plan B if it doesn't work ?

BB