Treasurer: Budget on Victorians' Side

Treasurer: Budget on Victorians' side

THE 2025/26 Victorian state Budget is "like the proverbial lucky dip", according to Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh. On Tuesday, Treasurer and Northern Victoria upper house MP Jaclyn Symes handed down her first budget, declaring it was a plan...

Health wins big in Victorian state budget

The Victorian state government has released what is is calling a “responsible budget focused on what matters most.” Treasurer Jaclyn Symes’ first budget has projected a $600m operating surplus, which is about $1bn less than its forecast last year. Net debt is forecast to grow and hit a record high of $194bn by June 2029, with the state’s forecast debt of $167.9m in 2025-26 sitting at 25.1 per cent of Victoria’s economy. However, it is the first …