Man arrested over alleged offensive shirt outside royal commission venue – as it happened This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Federal shadow treasurer says any handouts in budget could add to inflation The federal shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson , has warned that potential cash handouts in next week’s federal budget could add to inflation. Unfortunately when the government hasn’t take inflation seriously, we’ve ended up in this situation and the risk is that if you keep handing out money to households, what you’ll actually do is fuel inflation.