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Watered down Victorian schools tax to cost budget $100m

Fewer Victorian non-government schools will be stripped of their longstanding payroll tax exemption than first thought, ripping $100 million from the budget.

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Victoria to consider rent caps and taxes on Airbnb owners to ease rental crisis

Exclusive: Greens will support Labor’s state budget in exchange for measures as Yarra council creates emergency fund to help with cost of living

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Report: Victoria’s debt is heading towards $305 billion

Victoria's net debt will rise to $305.3 billion if the government doesn't start to pay off its borrowings, the independent budget watchdog has warned. The

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Class war, aspiration and the politics of property: the heated debate over the Victorian budget

The Liberal party has successfully prosecuted Labor for stifling aspiration for decades, but it may not work in in this economy

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Debt-hit Victoria must press on with big build: Andrews

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has pushed back on suggestions his government should have cut spending on major projects to tame record debt.

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About 300,000 Victorians who use negative gearing could claim land tax hikes as deductions

Premier says levy is ‘tax deductible’ as ATO says 304,942 Victorians used negative gearing in 2019/20

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Concerns Victorian budget's new land tax will be passed onto renters

There are fears landlords will pass on the cost of a new land tax introduced in the Victorian state budget onto renters, a concern the treasurer has rejected as "specious logic".

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Daniel Andrews’ balancing act: the politics of targeting taxes at big business and ‘landlords’

This is not the first time the Victorian government has targeted taxes at specific groups in its budget to help fund reforms

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Victorian state budget 2023: Winners and losers

See how the Victorian government prioritised spending in its post-election budget.

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Victorian businesses, landlords slugged for $31.5b COVID budget debt

Large businesses and landlords will foot most of Victoria's COVID-19 debt bill under a $31.5 billion state budget repayment plan.

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Victorian budget 2023: big business, property investors and private schools targeted to pay state’s Covid debts

Victoria treasurer Tim Pallas unveils plan to cut up to 4,000 public service jobs and raise taxes on ‘those with an ability to pay’

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Victorian budget 2023 hits big business and landlords to pay back COVID-19 debt

Big businesses, holiday-home owners and landlords will be asked to foot the bill for the Victorian government's COVID-19 debt, as part of a 10-year budget repair plan unveiled in the state budget.

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Victoria state budget winners and losers: free kinder, new taxes on businesses and the end to native timber logging

Families with young children and hospitals to benefit, while big businesses and property investors hit with new taxes

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Spy boss says terrorism threat lower – as it happened

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‘Big business’ to be hit with new levy in Victorian state budget to help fund Covid recovery

Treasurer Tim Pallas to hand down ninth budget on Tuesday with all eyes on debt recovery plans

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Public service faces cuts as Vic budget handed down

Treasurer Tim Pallas will hand down his ninth Victorian budget, as the state tries to pay down mounting debt without hurting families.

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The great Victorian budget mystery: who will repay its massive ‘Covid debt’?

For once the Andrews government has largely avoided major announcements ahead of Tuesday’s state budget

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Unpleasant budget looms as Victoria eyes soaring debt

There are not many pleasant ways for Victoria to bring its perilous financial position under control ahead of the state budget, a leading economist says.

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Vic projects worth billions could face budget chop

Victoria's independent Parliamentary Budget Office has identified 372 programs at risk of being cut in the state budget unless extended by Treasurer Tim Pallas.

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Public servants' wages boosted under policy change

An updated wages policy for Victoria's public sector workers will see annual wage increases bumped up to 3 per cent, the government has announced.

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Thousands of public sector jobs could go in Victoria

The public sector union is calling on the Victorian government to cut costs elsewhere so jobs can be protected.

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Three-year wait for surgery for fractured hips sign of Victoria’s ‘broken public healthcare system’

A 25-year-old man who was hit by a car and can no longer walk was put on a waiting list after surgeon assessed his injury as least urgent

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Fresh push for changes to 'distorted' GST system

The distribution of GST among states is an "affront to decency" and must be rectified by the federal government, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

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IBAC says former Labor minister Theo Theophanous 'improperly' lobbied for developer

IBAC finds Theo Theophanous lobbied on behalf of a Chinese-backed development consortium that donated to his daughter's election campaign.

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Electric vehicle tax hearing recharges political row

A battle between state and federal governments over how electric vehicle owners will be charged for using roads continues inside and outside the courtroom.

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