Victorian budget
Victorian budget 2024 as it happened: Cuts, delays, taxes revealed as treasurer hands down state budget
The Victorian treasurer delivered his 10th budget which both he and Premier Jacinta Allan pressed was “sensible and disciplined” amid burgeoning state debt.
- by Alex Crowe
Latest
Arden hospitals ditched over Metro Tunnel electromagnetic interference
Interference from the new Metro Tunnel station at Arden has forced the Victorian government to ditch a $5 billion plan to build new hospital campuses there.
- by Aisha Dow and Cara Waters
School bonus divides as rich reap benefits and poorer private areas miss out
Public school students in wealthy suburbs will get $400 each to help with learning costs while their private peers in poorer areas miss out.
- by Rachel Eddie and Robyn Grace
Video: Victorian budget 2024 explained in two minutes
Treasurer Tim Pallas’ 10th budget is full of bad news and a $25 million-a-day interest bill.
- by Kieran Rooney
Cuts, delays and taxes in bad-news budget that fails to rein in debt
Treasurer Tim Pallas’ 10th budget includes payments of $400 per child for the families of children in Victorian public schools. But it’s the only bit of good news in a budget that leaves Victoria with a $25 million-a-day interest bill.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Analysis
Jacinta Allan
The budget is brimming with hairy-chested spin. But the reality is far more nuanced
Treasurer Tim Pallas says the budget aims to tackle two really big problems: high inflation and workforce shortages. But if you take the coming financial year as a benchmark, the reality is far more nuanced.
- by Josh Gordon
Analysis
Analysis
The boastful Daniel Andrews tweet that is no longer fit for purpose
Soft tacos or crunchy tacos? We have to choose because Victoria can’t have both - despite promises from now-departed premier Daniel Andrews.
- by Annika Smethurst
What is the School Saving Bonus and who will benefit?
The Victorian government has announced new cost-of-living support measures for families with school children.
- by Robyn Grace
Analysis
Analysis
How much money COVID-19 era taxes are raking in for Victoria
These graphs break down expected sources of tax revenue, whether the budget will be in deficit over the coming years and the scale of Victoria’s debt.
- by Craig Butt
First home buyers scheme to be scrapped in Victoria
A shared equity scheme that has helped thousands of Victorians buy a home will end next year, replaced by a pledged national scheme that hasn’t passed parliament.
- by Adam Carey
Relief for struggling families but Victoria’s crushing debt burden to rise
Support for parents of school children and housing affordability will be priorities in a state budget that will show Victoria’s net debt hitting a new peak.
- by Annika Smethurst, Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie