澳大利亚：财政部长称预算削减无领域可豁免 通胀压力下12月更新受关注
澳大利亚财政部长凯蒂·加拉格尔（Katy Gallagher）11月1日在澳大利亚广播公司（ABC）《局内人》节目中说，工党政府为寻找节省空间而检视预算时，没有任何领域可以豁免。此前公布的截至9月的一年通胀高于预期，政府的高支出受到批评。
加拉格尔说，内阁围绕预算措施有过激烈的讨论，但总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯（Anthony Albanese）与国库部长吉姆·查默斯（Jim Chalmers）之间是专业而互相尊重的关系，有关两人紧张的报道被夸大了。她说，联邦预算面临的压力真实且在增加，节省方面已有大量工作在进行。
数据显示，澳大利亚联邦政府支出占国内生产总值（GDP）的比例在2025/26财年达到26.9%，为新冠疫情之外四十年来的最高水平。澳大利亚储备银行偏好的通胀指标，9月季度截尾均值上涨1%，高于央行0.8%的预测；年度总体通胀为4.3%。市场普遍预期储备银行周二（墨尔本杯日）将加息。
加拉格尔为电动车税收优惠与家庭电池补贴辩护，称这些计划支持可再生能源转型并帮助城郊与地区居民降低能源账单；但家庭电池计划四年成本已膨胀至72亿澳元，超过最初预测的三倍，政府已收紧该计划并给电动车优惠设价值上限。12月的年中预算更新将公布政府的节省方案。
Australia: Finance Minister Says No Area Exempt From Budget Cuts as Inflation Pressure Mounts
Australia's Finance Minister Katy Gallagher told ABC's Insiders programme on November 1 that nowhere will be off limits as the Labor government searches for budget savings, after inflation came in hotter than expected in the year to September and high public spending drew criticism.
Gallagher described reports of tension between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers as overblown, saying the two have a professional and respectful relationship and that cabinet discussions on budget measures had been robust. She said the pressures on the Commonwealth budget are real and increasing, with a lot of work going into the savings side.
Federal government spending as a share of GDP hit 26.9 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, the highest proportion in four decades outside the COVID-19 pandemic. The Reserve Bank's preferred inflation measure, the quarterly trimmed mean, rose 1 percent in September, beating the central bank's 0.8 percent forecast, while headline annual inflation came in at 4.3 percent. Markets widely expect the Reserve Bank to raise the cash rate on Tuesday.
Gallagher defended tax breaks for electric vehicles and generous home battery subsidies, saying they support the energy transition and help households cut energy bills, though the battery scheme's cost has blown out to A$7.2 billion over four years, more than three times its original forecast, and the government has capped eligible EV values and tightened the rebate. December's mid-year budget update is where the savings will be set out.
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