Tasmanian treasurer Michael Ferguson announces record infrastructure spend for 2024 state budget, despite expert warnings

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-09-09

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Tasmania’s treasurer is set to unveil a record infrastructure program in this week’s state budget. It comes despite a recent warning from a leading economist about spiralling debt – and a need to rein in capital spending. But Michael Ferguson says now is not the time to let it up.
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