New mum Lia Larsen listened to Treasurer Scott Morrison hand down the federal budget and was left wondering what it meant for young families.
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Mrs Larsen and her husband, Josh, run Boudoir Hairdressing in Albury and welcomed their first child, Jessie, in March.
While they labelled tax cuts for their business good news, there were no incentives for them as parents.
“I don’t think there really was anything for working families,” Mrs Larsen said.
“There was no big announcements and it was probably quite safe.
“I think if you look after small business, you do effectively look after working Australians as well, so that’s always positive.”
Mrs Larsen said plans to a hold off on $40 billion worth of childcare subsidies until 2018 were disappointing.
“It was meant to come in soon but there’s not much you can do,” she said.
“We don’t have a lot of family around or they work full time so care is our only option.”
The support, now deferred until at least 2018, would offer a single subsidy, uncapped for those earning under $185,000.
For schools, an additional $1.2 billion was announced between 2018 and 2020 – less than promised in the 2013 election.
Mrs Larsen said the education news was in line with the general theme of the budget.
“We are saving for his education which seems ridiculous at this stage but I'm sure it will be helpful,” she said.
“Nothing changes (for us), it’s pretty uneventful.”