ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has attacked the indexation freeze.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Scott Morrison told reporters inside the budget lock-up:"We've all got to live within our means,including the ABC."
Taxpayers will still contribute just more than $1 billion a year for the ABC,which will maintain its exemption from the efficiency dividend applied to other government agencies.
The funding freeze will not apply to SBS,which will receive an extra $14.6 million to replace revenue it was expecting to generate from increased advertising flexibility.
But both broadcasters will undergo another efficiency review,announced by Communications Minister Mitch Fifield on Tuesday night.