HIGHER petrol prices, government job cuts and a freeze on politicians' pay are all on the cards for the federal budget, which was due to be handed down as The Star went to print.
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The government has already indicated it wants to lift the pension age to 70, as well as enforce a co-payment for doctor visits.
The budget will also contain a six-year road building plan worth more than $80 billion, which the government hopes will create thousands of jobs.
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