Morrison steps away from surplus pledge amid 'unknown global shock' of coronavirus

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Morrison steps away from surplus pledge amid 'unknown global shock' of coronavirus
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The prime minister refuses to recommit to bringing the budget back into the black in May as promised last year

Scott Morrison has declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus an “unknown global shock” as he stepped away from the government’s pledge to deliver a surplus for the first time in more than a decade.

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