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    The 2011 Federal BudgetTough or timid?

    Budget setting

    Main numbers

    Major measures

    Issue: China

    Issue: Jobs

    Issue: Interest rates Forecasts

    Craig JamesChief Economist, CommSec, May 2011

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    Impor tan t information

    This resentation has been re ared without takin account of the

    objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual.

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    Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399

    AFSL 238814 (CommSec) is a wholly owned but non-guaranteed

    subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124

    and a Participant of the ASX Group.

    Examples used in this presentation are for illustrative purposes only.

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    Budget 2011

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    Bud et settin

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    Conservative consumers

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    Main numbers

    as ear2009/10

    s ear2010/11

    ex ear2011/12

    n2012/13

    Underl in bud et $ billion -$54.8 -$49.4 -$22.6 $3.5 Economic Growth (% change) 2.3 2.25 4.00 3.75Inflation (% change) 3.1 3.25 2.75 3.00

    . . . .Unemployment (%, June quarter) 5.2 5.00 4.75 4.50

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    Stimulus & slower growth

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    Ma or measures

    o s, o s, o s

    Skilled migration Infrastructure spending

    Savin s totallin 22

    billion over five years

    Assistance for those

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    Winners & losers

    Winners?

    Job seekers

    services

    ppren ces

    Small Business

    Regional Australia

    Losers

    Salary sacrifice vehicle change

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    Global ers ective

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    Issue: Ascent of China

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    China leads the waSo What?

    Exchange rates, trade,

    sharemarket, interest rates

    Drivers of world economy -Contribution to growth 2011

    China 0.81%

    United States 0.74%

    India 0.18%

    Japan 0.14%

    Newly Industrialised Asia* 0.13%

    Germany 0.13%

    ASEAN 5 # 0.12%

    Brazil 0.11%

    uss a 0.10%

    United Kingdom 0.08%

    France 0.07%

    .

    Other countries 1.70%

    World 4.40%

    Source: IMF & CommSec* Newly industrialised Asia Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore

    and South Korea# ASEAN 5 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines andVietnam

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    Issue: Tight job market

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    Job marketSo What?

    Reasons to spend;

    pressures for business

    Job creation 2010

    Total 368,600 3.3%

    + , .

    25-34 139,200 5.7%

    55-64 75,400 5.0%

    45-54 56,400 2.3%

    35-44 53,200 2.1%15-24 26,100 1.3%

    Source: ABS & CommSec

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    Issue: Interest rates

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    Aussie dollar

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    Summin u

    g u ge or e mes

    Discipline required to achievesurp us

    Economy will lift later in 2011

    Rate hikes remain on agenda

    risks

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    CommSec forecasts

    Economic growth 2.40% in 2010/11 4.10% in 2011/12

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    Unem lo ment 4.75-5.00% mid 2011 4.50-5.00% end 2011

    Cash rate 4.75%, mid 2011 5.00-5.25%, end 2011

    (Australian)

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    Australian dollar US108c in June 2011 US104c in December 2011

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