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Victoria ekes out $1b budget surplus

Patrick Durkin

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas will eke out a $1 billion budget surplus on Monday despite taking a $5.2 billion hit from the property slowdown and facing into more headwinds.

Mr Pallas flagged there will be no major wage rises for teachers, police and other public sector workers, despite dozens of public sector agreements set to expire this year.

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Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

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