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Politics
Rachael Ward, Callum Godde and Adrian Black

Final Vic election push as costs revealed

Billions of dollars in election commitments have been accounted for as Victoria's major parties spruik their credentials to run the state's finances for the next four years.

Labor promised no new taxes to cover the cost of its 81 election commitments but gave no exact timeline for the rollout of cash for more than $5 billion worth of initiatives.

It now forecasts a budget surplus of $1b for the 2025/26 financial year but gave no figure on projected net debt, with the latest estimate at $165.9b by June 2026.

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