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Politics
Callum Godde

State at war with watchdog over $11.7b budget blowout

Victoria's government has criticised an independent watchdog after it reported project blowouts. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Major project building costs have blown out by $11.7 billion, as an embattled state government tries to sully the integrity of its independent financial auditor.

The total estimated investment (TEI) of 113 projects ballooned by 8.7 per cent in a year, based on the annual review of infrastructure spending by the Victorian Auditor-General Office.

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