Australian PM Says Budget Will Focus on Small Businesses, Touts Solar Energy as ‘Smart Investment’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will promise to put Australia’s 2.5 million small business owners at the “front and centre” in the May 14 budget as the Labor government prepares to unveil its energy bill policies. While Mr. Albanese will not outline specific measures, he is expected to talk up the benefits of rooftop solar and batteries as a “smart investment that delivers an important return to businesses on tight margins.” This initiative is in response to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s criticism that Labor’s “renewables only” energy policies were “an engineering feat of pure fantasy” and would come at the cost of small businesses....