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Politics
Callum Godde

'Wafer-thin' budget surplus won't fix debt problem

Free public transport measures shaved Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes' (centre) budget surplus. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A state treasurer has declared mission accomplished on getting the budget back in the black but experts warn she might have gone the early crow.

Preparing to hand down her first Victorian budget on Tuesday, Treasurer Jaclyn Symes revealed it would forecast a $600 million net operating surplus next financial year.

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