Budget outcome
Budget Stance
Automatic and Discretionary stabilisers
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100

What budget outcome occurs when government revenue equals government expenditure?

Balanced budget

100

What are the two stances we have learned?

Expansionary & Contractionary 

100

Which stabiliser operates without deliberate government action?

Automatic stabiliser

100

What does ASX stand for?

Australian Securities Exchange.

100

Which three countries are hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

USA, Canada, and Mexico.

200

What budget outcome occurs when government expenditure exceeds revenue?

Budget deficit

200

Name one way the government can make the budget more expansionary.

  • Increase spending on infrastructure 
  • Reduce taxe rate
200

During a recession, do welfare payments automatically rise or fall?

Rise

200

Which company recently became the world's most valuable company because of demand for AI chips?

NVIDIA

200

How many teams will compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time?

48

300

How does the government use a budget surplus?

  1. Reduce government debt by repaying it

  2. Save with the RBA to build up a fighting fund for a rainy day

  3. Add to investment balances in special savings funds

300

Why might the government adopt a contractionary budget stance?

To slow AD and reduce inflationary pressure.

300

As unemployment rises, welfare payments increase automatically. What effect does this have on aggregate demand?

It helps support (increase) aggregate demand.

300

List one strength of using budgetary policy

e.g. target specific areas. 

Can influence AS

300

List 3 types of government expenses 

Gov current, capital and transfers
400

Name two ways the Australian Government can finance a budget deficit.

  • Overseas borrowing
  • Borrowing from the RBA
  • Selling government securities to the public/financial sector
400
What's the budget for 2026-27?

-31.5b

400

One discretionary budgetary policy measures announced this year

...tax

...child care 

...bulk build

400

List two weaknesses of using budgetary policy 

slow implementation and impact 

financial constraints

.....

400

What is the highest-grossing movie of all time?

Avatar

500

Tariffs is considered as which form of tax?

Indirect

500

Underlying cash balance:

2025-26: -28.3b

2026-27: -31.5b

Compare with 2025-26 budget, this year stance is....

More expansionary

500

How budget initiatives (policies) help to achieve full employment?

By stimulating AD and creating jobs...With higher output levels, some businesses will eventually increase their demand for labour resulting in higher employment levels.

500

This company, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, completed the largest IPO in history in 2026..

Space X

500

what is Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount?

tax concession in Australia that allows individuals and trusts to reduce their capital gain by 50% if they have owned the asset for more than 12 months.

  • Buy shares for $20,000.
  • Sell them two years later for $30,000.
  • Capital gain = $10,000.
  • Eligible for the 50% CGT discount.
  • Taxable capital gain = $5,000.