Call for Hunter to retain budget funding for key projects

An artist's impression of the proposed Newcastle Airport terminal. Labor has said it will honour its commitment to fund the terminal and other projects announced before the election.

The Committee for the Hunter says the government gets more "bang for its buck" in the region and should keep money flowing to key projects in Tuesday's budget.

The government has said its "rorts and waste audit" will deliver $21 billion in savings, $2 billion of which will come from discretionary grant funds set up by the Coalition and $6.5 billion by delaying infrastructure projects.