Billions in promised funds for Melbourne's controversial Suburban Rail Loop will be included in the budget, while the federal government has declared support for the "zombie" East West Link project dead.
The federal government on Sunday announced the October 25 budget would deliver on $2.57 billion in election commitments for Victorian infrastructure projects.
That included $2.2 billion for the Suburban Rail Loop, which the state Labor government has promised to build but the opposition wants to scrap if it wins the upcoming election in order to prioritise funding for an ailing health system.
