澳大利亚在四年内通过预算削减和方案改革,包括减少家用电池计划,节省了20B美元。 Australia saves $20B over four years via budget cuts and program reforms, including a scaled-back home battery scheme.

通过年中更新预算,澳大利亚政府确定了四年内200亿美元的储蓄,帮助遏制关键方案成本的上升,包括家庭电池计划,该计划从23亿美元增加到72亿美元,避免了预计的140亿美元,没有政策变化。 The Australian government has identified $20 billion in savings over four years through a mid-year budget update, helping contain rising costs in key programs, including a home battery scheme that increased from $2.3 billion to $7.2 billion—avoiding a projected $14 billion without policy changes. 节省的经费来自顾问和劳工雇用支出的减少、社会保障的假设率恢复到人口大流行前的水平以及退伍军人事务部的改革。 Savings come from reduced consultant and labor hire spending, reverting social security deeming rates to pre-pandemic levels, and reforms at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 财务主任吉姆·查尔默斯和财政部长凯蒂·加拉格尔强调财政责任和基本服务的可持续性。 Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher emphasized fiscal responsibility and the sustainability of essential services. 反对派财政发言人James Paterson批评项目管理,质疑超过原始成本估算的气候举措的价值,并警告纳税人承担财政负担。 Opposition finance spokesman James Paterson criticized project management, questioning the value of climate initiatives that exceed original cost estimates and warning taxpayers bear the financial burden.