NATSEM analysis shows federal budget to hit the poor hardest, while rich benefit

By Gareth Hutchens
Updated February 10 2016 - 10:13am, first published May 25 2015 - 4:10pm
Families on lower incomes will be hit hardest by the budget, new modelling shows.
Families on lower incomes will be hit hardest by the budget, new modelling shows.
The Abbott government has enjoyed a surge in popularity after its second, seemingly "fairer", budget. Photo: Andrew Meares
The Abbott government has enjoyed a surge in popularity after its second, seemingly "fairer", budget. Photo: Andrew Meares
The government's second budget has done little to reverse the "unfair" redistribution of its first budge: NATSEM's Ben Phillips. Photo: Richard Briggs
The government's second budget has done little to reverse the "unfair" redistribution of its first budge: NATSEM's Ben Phillips. Photo: Richard Briggs