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

Daniel Andrews warns of very difficult measures' in May budget as government works to get state finances on track post-Covid

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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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