Can We Just Let Alan Kohler Or Someone Do A Celebrity Budget Next Year?

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A radical solution to a major fiscal problem has been floated this week, on the eve of the federal budget.

Saul Piotrowski from the Betoota School of Business at South Betoota Polytechnic has called on the government to release a 'celebrity budget' in 2027.

Kind of like the first celebrity ball at the baseball or cricket, but with a bit more substance, and for the whole event.

"It's time to mix things up a bit I think," explained Piotrowski today.

"We've got the same people writing the budget year after year, and we seem to be going backwards as a nation."

"So why not give someone like and Alan Kohler a crack at it."

"He makes a lot of sense, from nationalised childcare to actual wholistic proposals to ease the pressures of the housing crisis, and he knows how to communicate to people."

"Give him the army of economists to whip up a plan for the year and see how it goes."

"Doesn't have to be him, could be Verrender or my namesake or someone like that."

"Someone who doesn't have a vested interest and doesn't give a shit about the polls, so is able to bring in a bit of generational reform to steady the national ship."

Piotrowski's comments have of course not been received very well with the government, who aren't interested in leaking this idea to the media to see how the public responds.

"Yeah didn't think they would be," he laughed.

"But honestly, at this rate lets just get a change of pace in there for a year and see what happens - at least we'll get a few wry humorous observations to finish off a segment at the very least."

More to come.