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Callum Godde

Demand for Vic budget to plug health funding holes

The Victorian government has been warned budget cuts to health would be "devastating" for the system (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Victoria's peak body for public health services is calling on the government to tie funding boosts to wage rises and foot the bill for soaring worker insurance scheme premiums.

In its submission for the 2024/25 state budget, the Victorian Healthcare Association acknowledged the parlous finances confronting the Allan Labor government after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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