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Parliamentary probe into multi-million-dollar Tasmanian Liberal election grants

Tasmania's treasurer will be grilled by a parliamentary committee over how the Liberals funded grants during the 2021 election campaign, with concerns growing over "pork-barrelling" allegations and a lack of transparency.

The government has been under increasing pressure over the allocation of $15 million in taxpayer funds, including $2.47 million covering 111 projects which did not undergo parliamentary scrutiny.

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