A debt blow out for Victoria's Andrews government is expected to reach $80 billion within four years, according to analysis by ANZ Bank.
Economists and ratings agencies claim the higher-than-expected debt - a focus for critics in the wake of Labor's landslide re-election - can be managed, so long as the money is spent on revenue raising infrastructure and funded with public private partnerships.
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