Working Parents Average Income Earners And Aussies With Relatives In Aged Care Are Set To Be Big Winners From Tuesday s Federal Budget

Working parents, average income earners and Aussies with relatives in aged care are set to be big winners from Tuesday's federal budget.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will deliver his second budget speech in six months at 7.30pm on Tuesday as he aims to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Frydenberg has already promised more big spending next financial year, with Deloitte predicting a budget deficit of $87 billion, a figure well below this year's estimated $167 billion shortfall.
'We won't be undertaking any sharp pivots towards austerity.

We want more people in jobs and in better paying jobs. This is what our fiscal strategy is designed to achieve,' he said in a speech last week.
The budget is expected to contain tax cuts for average earners, huge changes to the child care system, a big boost for the aged care sector and tour hà giang a $110billion infrastructure drive with projects set to generate thousands of jobs.
Here Daily Mail Australia takes a look at some of the key changes that have been officially announced or leaked so far.  
If you're a working parent  The government will spend $1.7billion on a package that will bring in several sweeping changes to the childcare system.
The cost of childcare for a second and subsequent child will be subsidised by up to 95 per cent, up from the current 85 per cent maximum. 
The $10,000 subsidy cap for high-income earners will also be removed.
Mr Frydenberg said the changes would be a massive help to hundreds of thousands of families and boost the number of people returning to the workforce.  
Around 250,000 families are expected to save $2,260 a year on childcare fees. 
Families who earn a combined $110,000 and have two kids in childcare four days a week will save $95.39 a week.
Parents who earn $140,000 altogether will be able to save $124.80 per week.
'This is a targeted and proportionate investment that simultaneously makes childcare more affordable, increases workforce participation and boosts the Australian economy by up to $1.5 billion per year,' Mr Frydenberg said. 
Around 18,000 families are also set to benefit when the $10,560 subsidy cap is lifted.
The change will be available for families who earn up to a combined $189,390 a year. 
The government will spend $1.7billion on a package that will bring in several sweeping changes to the childcare system
Under the current plan, high-income earners have been forced to pay the full childcare fees after passing the $10,560 threshold. 
Minister for Education Alan Tudge said the cap had been a barrier for some parents who decided against returning to work.
'We're getting rid of that because we know from families it becomes a barrier from working more,' he said.
'By getting rid of that, people can have confidence to work the additional days without hitting the limit.'   
If you earn a normal wage Mr Frydenberg is expected to extend the low and middle-income tax offset (LMITO), which is worth up to $1,080 and benefits people with a taxable income up to $126,000.
The bonus, which was available for the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 income years, had been scheduled to run out in June.
However it is expected Mr Frydenberg will extend it for another year at a cost of about $7billion.
Next Tuesday Josh Frydenberg will hand down this year's federal budget with a focus on supporting the economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pictured: Testing in Sydney
How much do you stand to benefit from the low and middle-income tax offset?
'The Coalition is always the party of lower taxes,' Mr Frydenberg told reporters in Perth after news of the extension leaked to the media.
'That's our record and that will continue to be the message and the policies we deliver going forward.'
The offset is claimable when Aussies submit their tax returns.

You don't need to complete a section in your tax return to get these tax offsets - the ATO does it automatically. 
If you're a school-leaverThe JobTrainer program providing subsidised TAFE places for thousands of young Aussies will be extended.
The scheme saw the federal government provide $500million for free and low-cost vocational courses, with the funding matched by state and territory governments.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed the policy aimed at 17 to 24 year-olds has subsidised tuition fees for 100,000 places since September.
The JobTrainer program providing free TAFE places for thousands of young Aussies will be extended
The courses prepare workers for jobs in expanding sectors including healthcare, social care, transport, postal services and warehousing, manufacturing and retail.
The government has also removed the 100,000-person cap on the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements scheme after the places filled up in just five months.
The policy was due to stop on September 30, 2021 but any apprentice hired before then will have their wages subsidised for a whole year from the day they start.  
Mr Morrison expected the extension will help another 70,000 apprentices get jobs at a cost of $1.2billion to taxpayers.  
If you're a single parentSingle parents who have been priced out Australia's soaring property market are set to be the big winners from the budget, with a new scheme allowing them to purchase a home with a two per cent deposit. 
Under the new plan starting in July, a single parent can buy a $500,000 home with deposit of just $10,000.

Normally, the property would require a 20 per cent, or $100,000 deposit.  
The new housing initiative will be called the Family Home Guarantee and is based on the highly successful First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS). 
Under a new scheme, single parents will be able to purchase a home with just a two per cent deposit (stock image)
Brought in last year, prospective home owners who signed up for FHLDS only had to save for a five per cent deposit, with taxpayers underwriting or guaranteeing the remaining 15 per cent.
The popular initiative opened with 10,000 buyers and it's expected the FHG will have the same cap to begin with.
It is expected that 125,000 single parents with dependent children will be eligible for FHG, with 80 per cent made up of women.  
If you have a relative in aged care A Royal Commission into aged care released its final report in March, detailing ways for the system to be improved after shocking incidences of abuse and neglect.
On the day the report was announced Scott Morrison described the upcoming budget as an 'aged care budget' and promised to pour significant resources into the sector.
The government is expected to splash $18 billion over four years, with a major funding boost to build a highly trained and well paid workforce. 
Scott Morrison described the upcoming budget as an 'aged care budget' and promised to pour significant resources into the sector
The royal commission recommended the government should provide $300 million in 2021-22, $600 million in 2022-23 and $1 billion in 2023-24 for capital grants for building or upgrading residential aged care facilities.
It also recommended a $9.6 million increase for the rural health outreach fund and a $100million-a-year Aged Care Workforce Fund to support staff training.
The report also suggested increase the payments made to each approved provider of residential aged care by $10 a day per resident. 
If you're a woman The budget will include a $353.9 million health package for women spread over four years.
The package includes funding for cervical and breast cancer, endometriosis and reproductive health.
Health and Aged Care Minister Greg Hunt said the government was committed to improving health services around Australia for all women and girls, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Tuesday's federal budget will include funding to improve cervical and breast cancer screening programs
Key measures include $100.4million for improvements to cervical and breast cancer screening programs and $95.9 million for new tests on the MBS for pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) of embryos for specific genetic or chromosomal abnormalities prior to implantation and pregnancy.
There will also be $47.4million to support the mental health and wellbeing of new and expectant parents and $26.9 million to provide support for people with eating disorders and their families, noting that women account for almost two thirds of eating disorder diagnoses.
Other measures include $13.7million for the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance to reduce pre-term birth rates and $6.6million for Breast Cancer Network Australia to operate its helpline, rural and regional information forums and extending its consumer representative training program.
If you're looking for work The budget will contain a series of measures aimed at driving down the unemployment rate.
The rate is now 5.6 per cent with 1.23 million people receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance benefits, about 400,000 more than before [/news/coronavirus/index.html Covid-19] struck last year. 
Mr Frydenberg has hinted that we could see more investment in skills and training after he last week received a Treasury report that said wages will not grow until the unemployment rate is below 5 per cent.
In September Treasury said the unemployment rate would need to be 'comfortably' below six per cent for wages growth to occur.
Some 1.23million people are receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance benefits, about 400,000 more than before Covid-19 struck last year
A new Treasury paper now puts NAIRU - or the rate of unemployment below which inflation is expected to accelerate over time - between 4.5 and five per cent.
'This lower estimate of the NAIRU means a lower unemployment rate will now be required to see inflation and wages accelerate,' Mr Frydenberg said in a speech.
'In effect, both the RBA and Treasury's best estimate is that the unemployment rate will now need to have a four in front of it to deliver this outcome.'
If you want to go on holidayThe budget will contain 'assumptions' for when international travel will restart. 
Mr Morrison on Sunday revealed borders would remain closed indefinitely to protect the[/news/australia-fires/index.html 'We have to be careful not to exchange that way of life for what everyone else has.' 
Aussies have been banned from leaving the country since March 2020 unless granted special exemptions and only citizens and permanent residents have been allowed to enter under some of the strictest Covid-19 border rules in the world. 
Last year the Government predicted international borders would be open in October 2021 after the whole adult population has been offered a vaccination - but this timeline will be pushed back, Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said on Thursday.
The budget will contain 'assumptions' for when international travel will restart 
'We won't be seeing borders flung open at the start of next year with great ease,' he said.
The minister went on to say that any significant overseas leisure and business travel might not restart until well into 2022.  
Earlier this month, Trade Minister Dan Tehan revealed the Government will take a 'systematic' approach to opening the borders which will see travel bubbles set up with individual nations.
'Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam have all been mentioned as potentials in that area,' he said, without giving any dates for when bubbles may start.
Australia has had a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand since April 18. 
But the Prime Minister also admitted on Sunday he could not put a timeframe on when the nation would begin to accept other overseas travellers again. 
If you work in the defence force The Defence Force will receive a $747million funding boost as tensions rise with China.
The cash will improve ADF training facilities, weapons training simulation, and firing ranges in the Northern Territory.
The areas to benefit from the upgrade are Robertson Barracks Close Training Area, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Kangaroo Flats Training Area and Mount Bundey Training Area. 
The Defence Force will receive a $747million funding boost as tensions rise with China 
Mr Morrison said the funding will not only protect Australians in the event of battle, but will also provide jobs and the local economy in the Top End. 
'We continue to invest more than $270 billion across Australia, ensuring we have a capable defence force to meet a changing global environment, while backing thousands of ADF men and women with the newest technology and training,' he said.
The cash injection came after China warned Australia it must support its policy to 'reunify' with Taiwan if it wants the trade war to end.
Canberra-Beijing tensions have deteriorated since Mr Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the origins of coronavirus in April 2020.
China has blocked key Australian exports including coal, seafood, beef and barley. 
If you're a tradieThe budget will contain a series of building projects to stimulate jobs and build up the nation's infrastructure.  
Major road upgrades, a new freight terminal and the rebuild of a key regional airport will form part of a huge infrastructure program announced in Tuesday's federal budget.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce projects worth $110 billion to generate thousands of jobs over the next ten years as the nation recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some key projects include upgrades to the Great Western Highway in NSW and Queensland's Bruce Highway, as well as a new freight train terminal in Melbourne.
The Bruce Highway in Queensland (pictured heading south past the Glasshouse Mountains) will be upgraded
In a proposed 50/50 partnership with the Victorian government, the Commonwealth will spend $2.1billion on a new freight terminal in Melbourne to transfer containers from inland rail trains. The project is expected to create 1,350 jobs. The expected completion date is not yet known.
The Commonwealth will also spend an extra $400million on upgrading the Bruce Highway, with the Queensland government chipping in an extra $100million. 
The federal government will also spend $2.03 billion on upgrading the Great Western Highway, with the New South Wales government contributing $508 million. 
The prime minister has announced a $66million investment to upgrade Newcastle Airport in New South Wales.
Large international aircraft such as Boeing 777s and Airbus 330s will be able to land in Newcastle under a plan to upgrade the city's airport runway and other facilities.
The airport estimates the improvements could create about 4,400 full-time jobs, deliver an additional 850,000 visitors to the region and add $12.7 billion to the local economy over the next 20 years.
The budget will contain a series of building projects to stimulate jobs and build up the nation's infrastructure 
Twice daily international flights are expected alongside increased daily direct domestic flights. 
'This investment will deliver hundreds of thousands of extra tourists to the region, spending money in local businesses, while exporters in the region will be able to access increased freight flights into new international markets,' Mr Morrison said.
The government has also announced a $1.3billion infrastructure package in WA, including, rail upgrades, eastern highway upgrades and works at Perth Airport. 
'From upgrading the Great Eastern Highway and building METRONET, to improving roads and rail lines that are crucial to our grain growers and farmers in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt - these projects will support more than 4,000 direct and indirect jobs across WA,' Mr Morrison said. 
If you're retiredMore older Australians will be able to use some of the profit from the sale of the family home to top up their superannuation, under changes to be announced in the federal budget.
Currently, people older than 65 years who sell the asset can make a one-off contribution to their retirement savings of up to $300,000.
The budget will lower the age threshold to 60 years from July 1, 2022, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday.
As well, the work test for self-funded retirees - which limits super top-ups - will be scrapped for those aged between 67 and 74 years.
At present, this group has to be employed for at least 40 hours in a consecutive 30-day person in a financial year before they can make concessional or non-concessional contributions.
'We are very conscious of giving retirees more control over their money,' Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told the AFR in an interview.  
If you live in the bush Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has announced a sixth round of the Building Better Regions fund for shovel-ready infrastructure projects, worth $250 million.
Events, strategic regional plans and leadership projects are eligible for the grants which range from $5,000 to $1 million to cover at least 50 per cent of costs.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has announced a sixth round of the Building Better Regions fund. Pictured: A sheep farmer in regional Australia
Mr McCormack confirmed the extra money during a pre-budget address to the Regional Australia Institute.
'It's a significant boost to regional Australia and will further accelerate regional recovery and deliver growth, community renewal, more jobs and new workforce skills, for the long term,' he said.
Mr McCormack also announced $22.3 million for eight business cases for water infrastructure projects in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Tasmania.
And more than $5.7 million will be injected into a post-pandemic rebuilding program for community organisations. 
If you care about climate change The prime minister has committed half a billion dollars to building hydrogen hubs and developing carbon capture technology.
He pledged a further $500 million of public money to co-fund international research projects on low-emission technologies over the next eight years.
Some $276 million over next five years will go towards building four hydrogen hubs where the zero emissions gas will be stored.
Potential locations include Bell Bay in Tasmania, the Pilbara in WA, Gladstone in Queensland, La Trobe Valley in Victoria, the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Darwin in the Northern Territory.
Scott Morrison (pictured at a hydrogen research facility in Berkeley Vale on the Central Coast) has announced three major clean energy investments
The hubs will be in addition to a giant hydrogen export hub - announced in September - worth $70million where the gas can be shipped to countries around the world including Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Germany.
The May budget will also set aside $264 million for carbon capture projects over ten years.
Carbon capture involves capturing carbon dioxide from factories and power stations and storing it underground.
Potential locations to bury the carbon include Moomba in South Australia, Gladstone in Queensland, the Darling Basin in New South Wales, the North West Shelf, Bonaparte Basin and the south west of WA and Darwin in the NT.
This new investment builds on the $50 million CCUS Development Fund in the 2020 Budget.
The government believes the hydrogen and carbon capture investments will generate 2,500 jobs. 
Some $276 million over next five years will go towards building four hydrogen hubs where the zero emissions gas will be stored. Pictured: The Pilbara port in WA
If you're affected by natural disastersAustralians vulnerable to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="/news/australia-fires/index.html" id="mol-9fbd7e30-adf9-11eb-b7da-abf6c754a626">bushfires][/news/australia-fires/index.html bushfires], floods and cyclones could have their homes upgraded to make them more resistant with new federal funding to combat natural disasters.
In the wake of the horrific 2019 bushfires and floods and cyclones this year, [/news/scott-morrison/index.html Scott Morrison] is setting up the National Recovery and tour hà nội hà giang Resilience Agency to respond to future catastrophes.
The agency will be given $600million for beefing up the defences of regional communities and training emergency services to deal with disasters.
Australians whose homes are vulnerable to bushfires, floods and cyclones could have them upgraded to make them more resistant.

Pictured: The Gospers Mountain Fire in December 2019
Projects will include bushfire and cyclone proofing houses, building levees and improving the resilience of telecommunications and essential supplies.
The new agency was recommended by the natural disaster Royal Commission and will begin work on July 1.
It will be led by Coordinator-General Shane Stone and bring together the former National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency and the National Bushfire Recovery Agency, including the $2 billion National Bushfire Recovery Fund.
The agency will support the long-term recovery of communities devastated by recent storms and floods in New South Wales and Queensland and cyclones in Western Australia.
If you're a computer whiz  Young Australians will be offered 'digital skills cadetships' under a new trial to help solve a shortage of home-grown software engineers and programmers.
The government will spend $10.7million on four trials which will see school leavers take a three-to-six-month training course while working with a tech business.
The aim is to help fill an estimated 30,000 new positions for software and applications programmers that are expected to be created by 2024.
Young Australians will be offered 'digital skills cadetships' in a policy outlined in the federal budget
The government will also spend $22.6million over six years on funding 234 national scholarships in emerging technologies such as robotics, automation, cyber security, quantum computing, blockchain and data.
The policies will be included in the May 11 budget alongside a series of measures worth a combined $1.2billion to boost the nation's digital economy.
Among them is a 30 per cent refundable tax offset for video game developers, designed to help Australia compete in the rapidly growing sector.
The global video game development industry is worth $250billion a year - but Australia's share of that is only $144million - a far lower figure than in the UK, Canada and even New Zealand.
A 30 per cent refundable tax offset will be offered for video game developers to help Australia compete in the rapidly growing sector.

Pictured: A gaming competition in France in 2019
With the huge tax break, similar to incentives already available in other countries, it is estimated that Australia can generate a $1billion games industry within ten years.  
The government is also spending $53.8million to create a National Artificial Intelligence Centre in preparation for the 'robot revolution.'
Four further AI and Digital Capability Centres across different parts of Australia will be set up to focus on a specific applications of AI, such as robotics or AI assisted manufacturing. 
The budget will also set aside funding for drone development, including $1.6million for a national Drone Rule Management System to set up low-altitude airspace rules and restrictions on drones and other low-altitude aircraft.    
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