BUDGET 2019 - WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
BIG PICTURE
* Overall theme: "A stronger economy and a secure future"
* Federal election is due in mid-May
* Better than expected surplus for 2019/20 (MYEFO: $4.1 billion in 2019/20)
* 3 per cent growth for 2019/20 (MYEFO forecast)
* 5 per cent unemployment rate for 2019/20 (MYEFO forecast)
* Migration cap to be reduced to 160,000 from 190,000
* 1.25 million new jobs to be created over the next five years
* Expectation of a "stimulus" worth about $6 billion, adding about 0.4 percentage points to GDP