Budget comes in $13.8 billion better off than first projected | ABC News

The budget surplus that's so far eluded four treasurers is now closer than ever for Josh Frydenberg.

The Government's finances recovered sharply towards the end of last financial year to finish less than a billion dollars in the red.

National Affairs correspondent Greg Jennett is at Parliament House.

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