Victorian Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson says the state Labor government will push on with the $125 billion Suburban Rail Loop regardless of whether the federal government tips in more money.

Mr Pearson, speaking to AFR Weekend as Jacinta Allan notched up her 100th day as Victorian premier on Friday, said calls by independent economists and the Grattan Institute to pause the major project as the government faced rising construction costs and a net debt of $177.8 billion by June 2027, were “ill-informed”.