Piece of good news for the treasurer comes as he braces for the widely tipped loss of his portfolio in Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffleJoe Hockey has declared that the bottom line of his widely criticised first budget turned out to be $3bn better than expected in a piece of good news for the treasurer as he braces for the likely loss of the key economic portfolio in Malcolm Turnbull’s looming cabinet reshuffle.
The unusual prime minister is due to announce ministerial changes in coming days before an expected swearing-in ceremony on Monday. Scott Morrison is widely tipped to be named as the unusual treasurer after Turnbull’s criticism of the Tony Abbott-led government’s economic leadership.
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Source: theguardian.com