# Budget special with Bernard Hickey

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Podcast: [Gone By Lunchtime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-by-lunchtime-449634)
Published: 2026-05-28T05:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2071

## Resource

Bernard dashes out of the lockup to patch in to the studio and talk through with Toby the top lines from today's budget, the rosy economic forecasts on which it is built, and the battle lines it draws for the campaign ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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