Australians have a choice between tax cuts and greater public spending when they vote in general elections on Saturday. The elections give voters what has been described as the clearest choice on economic policy in years from the two main political parties. Whoever wins will face an economy growing at likely its slowest rate in 10 years, while the jobless rate has climbed higher. This could lead Australia’s central bank to cut interest rates for the first time since 2016. Many experts argue that government intervention in the economy could, in fact, prove helpful. Australia has avoided an economic recession since 1991. Yet there are signs of trouble, as housing prices slide in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. In addition, wage growth and consumer spending have slowed. As a result, economists say they expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut its main interest rate from a record low 1.5 percent later this year.