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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Victoria budget expected to slash spending on infrastructure, public service and health

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews on budget 2023: ‘We need to make some really difficult choices.’ Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Major Victorian infrastructure projects, the public service and community health funding will be slashed in a state budget one government source says will be unlike any other the Labor government has delivered.

As the government works to get the state’s finances back on track post-Covid, Daniel Andrews on Sunday warned Victorians there would be “very difficult measures” in the May budget. This is despite Labor committing to delivering billions of dollars worth of promises made in the lead-up to November’s state election.

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