Over the past year we have seen a significant increase in requests for our policy costing and budget analysis services. In that period we have received a total of 1,253 requests. This level of demand is consistent with where we are in the election cycle and ongoing early engagement with key clients on their policies and priorities.

At the same time, we continued to publish research that provides greater transparency around the medium-term fiscal situation, particularly given the ongoing impact of COVID-19. In addition to our regular reports such as our medium-term projections, we also published major papers on the JobSeeker Payment, structural trends in GST and fiscal sustainability.

We also released our online Public Debt Interest (PDI) Calculator, which estimates the costs of servicing debt associated with hypothetical changes in the amount of Commonwealth Government borrowing. This tool is our first step in providing our material in a more interactive way.

To build our capability to meet the changing needs and expectations of our stakeholders, during the year we made priority investments across key areas including people, data and systems. We also undertook an important stakeholder survey, which takes place once in each term of parliament. Our refreshed ICT systems will increase the efficiency of our operations, including by enabling greater flexibility and collaboration within the organisation. The stakeholder survey will inform our strategies for the coming year and beyond.

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