The state opposition is walking back from a promise to spend $8 billion on regional hospitals, with less than half that amount likely to be offered up ahead of the November 26 state election.
But Nationals leader Peter Walsh said this week the $8 billion promise for the regions assumed the full $35 billion cost of the rail line would be available to the Coalition to spend on health, under a deal between the Liberal Party and the Nationals to direct one-quarter of infrastructure spending promises to regional Victoria.
“The $8 billion was 25 per cent of what the government was saying at the time the Cheltenham to Box Hill line would cost,” he told. “Until we made our announcement Labor never said anything about other sources of funding. So they need to come clean with the people of Victoria about how their funding model works.”
Budget papers also made it clear the government was banking on one-third of the suburban rail loop being funded by the federal government, which has so far only stumped up $2.2 billion, and one-third coming from as-yet-unspecified “value capture” provisions, potentially involving profits from commercial development opportunities around the new line.The $11.
That didn’t take long. Lol
Thanks to the Age for the predictable bias in the headline and story! Plenty more to come in the lead up to the election.
So the funding for the suburban rail loop is smoke and mirrors before you factor in the inevitable cost blow out. Does anyone think Labour would be transparent about available funds leading up to an election?
Running, actually.
Maybe a health app will fix it
Josh Gordon sucked in by the low brow Health Minister’s pathetic and overly dramatic one liner. As much substance here as an Andrews cabinet meeting. Total spin.
So Guys Libs just became even more unelectable than they were yesterday. At this rate even Guy will be voting Labor come November 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Gotta pay for their petrol app!
There are around six competitive seats within regional Victoria, the Liberals have just severely damaged their chances in all of them.
Nobody in Victoria is surprised... more broken promises from the LNP and they're not even in Government.
Fun fact. Lobsters can walk backwards.
Breaking election promises before the actual election. Classic Vic Libs 😂
Are you surprised The Age? We’re not. Predictable little King Arthur Matty Guy & his inept Vic Libs.
Believe me if this lot of wankers got in they wouldn't walk back from everything sell up everything and give back nothing to the normal people
The Vic Libs usually wait until after an election to 'walk back' promises. Doing this before one is new! The Vic Libs are an utter embarrassment and are not fit to govern. Another 8 years in the political wilderness for them. The opposition will be the independents soon.
God help their own finance balancing.
Look at that pathetic face, Labor will romp it in unfortunately
what bollocks - the amount changed because ALP fudged the numbers on SRL. The Age ALP protection racket strikes again.
The Liberal Party is just a joke now.
Soooo Mildura's $750mil hospital pledge?
Of course they are 😂😂😂😂😂
Regional Victorians have been punked yet again by the dodgy Vic Libs, who promise the world but don't have any funding for their absurd promises. Never trust Vic Libs. Their plan is only to cut, sell-off & privatise. springst
😂😂😂😂😂 what a joke
WOW! Regional Victoria miss out again, all about Melbourne!! georgiecrozier SouthwickMP
Seriously the state is screaming to get rid of Andrews and this lot couldn’t organise a sausage sizzle at Bunnings! Unbelievable!
You mean backs down!🙄
True. They would need first to manage all the mismanaged projects by Labor, and we are talking tens if not hundreds of billions