Unions have applauded South Australia’s big spending budget, but the business sector has lamented the lack of support for local companies and traders amid a cost-of-living crisis.
SA Treasurer Stephen Mullighan described the Labor government’s budget delivered on Thursday as “the largest package of cost-of-living relief measures ever deployed in South Australia”.
The budget focused on housing, health and hip-pocket relief, with $474 million ($326 million) for housing assistance, an extra $2.3 billion for health and $471 million for cost-of-living support.
The housing package will also provide for 3,600 builds over the next five years and allows the government to abolish stamp duty on new homes for first-time buyers….