Jim Chalmers is Australia's main money leader. He says the war in the Middle East has changed the country's money plans. High oil costs made it harder to control prices. The economy grew more slowly. But the new budget will be better than before. The plan will help people and make the country stronger. The government will spend less money.
Chalmers also talks about homes. The home market has big problems. The tax rules are not fair. Many young people cannot buy homes. The government wants to fix this. They will change tax rules to help more people. The country needs these changes now.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. budget | a. just |
| 2. leader | b. laws |
| 3. prices | c. costs |
| 4. economy | d. houses |
| 5. stronger | e. repair |
| 6. homes | f. better |
| 7. fair | g. spending plan |
| 8. fix | h. official |
| 9. young | i. not old |
| 10. rules | j. country's money system |
1.g 2.h 3.c 4.j 5.f 6.d 7.a 8.e 9.i 10.b