Resist "lazy fiscal spending" in pandemic Budget - Business Council warns

With the federal budget just over a month away, the Business Council of Australia is urging the federal goverment to resist what it calls "lazy fiscal spending" ahead of a likely May election. 

BCA president Tim Reed says Treasurer Josh Frydenberg should not extend tax breaks to low and middle income earners which have been criticised as inflationary and a tactic to woo voters.

Here's my report on the Busienss Council's pre-budget submission, broadcast on the ABC's "AM" program.