Acting Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has taken a veiled swipe at his former colleague and ex-treasurer Tim Pallas after documents revealed he spent almost $73,000 on a 16-day trip to Europe just two months before retiring.
Documents released on Friday revealed Mr Pallas and his chief of staff billed taxpayers $72,683 for the trip to Britain, France, Spain and Italy from September 29 to October 14. He resigned on December 16.
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Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com