澳大利亚的商业投资在信息技术和数据中心支出的驱动下猛增,尽管赤字在上升,而且要求进行税收改革,但增长预测却增加了。 Australia’s business investment surged, driven by IT and data centre spending, boosting growth forecasts despite rising deficits and calls for tax reform.

澳大利亚的商业投资增长速度比预期的要快,信息技术和数据中心支出在9月季度几乎翻了一番,达到28亿美元,预计2024/25年将增长3%。 Australia’s business investment is growing faster than expected, with IT and data centre spending nearly doubling to $2.8 billion in the September quarter, driving a projected 3% growth in 2024/25. 财务主任吉姆·查姆斯(Jim Chalmers)以较低的融资成本和强劲需求为由,将劳工局的反弹政策记为己有,尽管AI驱动投资的长期影响仍然不确定。 Treasurer Jim Chalmers credited Labor’s policies for the rebound, citing lower financing costs and strong demand, though the long-term impact of AI-driven investment remains uncertain. 尽管取得了这一进展,预计联邦赤字到2028/29年将达到446亿美元,预算在2035/36之前没有平衡。 Despite this progress, the federal deficit is forecast to reach $44.6 billion by 2028/29, with the budget not balanced until 2035/36. 专家们敦促进行税务改革,包括提高《格林尼治公约》的税率和征收遗产税,以提高财政可持续性。 Experts urge tax reforms, including raising the GST and introducing an inheritance tax, to improve fiscal sustainability. 越来越多的实物支出用于儿童保育,全国残疾保险协会将政府支出推到了40年来在国内生产总值中的最高份额,减少了对经济情况调查的福利的依赖,部分原因是失业率下降和退休金增加。 Rising in-kind spending on childcare and the NDIS has pushed government expenditure to its highest share of GDP in four decades, reducing reliance on means-tested welfare, partly due to lower unemployment and stronger superannuation. 政府正在努力进行改革,以确保国家残疾保险制度的长期可行性。 The government is working on reforms to ensure the NDIS’s long-term viability.