SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Australia's conservative government on Monday forecast its budget deficit for the fiscal year to June 2017 would amount to A$36.5 billion ($26.60 billion), down from an original A$37.1 billion prediction.
In his half year fiscal outlook, Treasurer Scott Morrison projected the budget would get back to surplus by 2020/21 unchanged from his forecast in June.
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