Jim Chalmers has delivered Australia's first budget surplus in 15 years, and with inflation tipped to drop and wages rising sooner than we'd expected, things seem to be looking up. 

Today, in a special episode from inside the Treasury lock-up, the ABC's business editor, Ian Verrender, explains what the budget papers tell us about the cost of living crisis in the months ahead. 

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Ian Verrender, ABC business editor