The $6bn in new federal spending measures for this year, as outlined in the Fall Economic Update, amount to just 0.2% of GDP and will have little impact on the economic outlook or monetary policy. By utilising only a small part of the windfall from higher revenues this year, the government has at least succeeded in providing some fiscal support without triggering a self-defeating reaction in financial markets.
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