Coalition outlines biggest issues with Labor’s $13.7bn budget promise

Labor’s multi-billion dollar Future Made in Australia package has been thrown into doubt less than a day after Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his budget, with the Coalition signalling it would oppose a central measure.

The government will spend $23bn over the next 10 years to bolster domestic manufacturing and accelerate the path to net zero.

But it’s the $13.7bn in production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals Labor will have the hardest time to make it happen.

It will need to pass legislation to bring its plan to fruition, but the Coalition is so far unimpressed.

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