On the Money this week: Straight from the lock-up, this budget analysis will shed light on Scott Morrison’s economic plan. The move of the $80,000 tax threshold to $87,000, the removal of the high earners tax levy, and remaining negative gearing loopholes have all attracted criticism from the opposition. But the Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has defended his budget as being optimistic but realistic. So how did the Prime Minister’s innovation agenda fare? And what has been revealed in the realm of education? Our budget team brings you all this and more, direct from Canberra.

Show features:

• Scott Morrison, Federal Treasurer
• Senator Kim Carr, Shadow Minister for Research, Innovation and Industry
• Clive Palmer, Federal Member for Fairfax
• John Daley, CEO of economic think tank the Grattan Institute
• Peter Martin, Economics Editor for The Age
• Roy Green, Dean of the UTS Business School at the University of Technology Sydney

Producers: Andrew Barclay, Roderick Chambers and Vincent Su

Executive Producer: Catherine Zengerer