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Jaclyn Symes to be Victoria’s first female treasurer
State Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes is to be sworn in as treasurer on Thursday as she takes on one of the most difficult challenges in politics.
- by Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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With state byelections looming, there is no clear successor to Pallas
Some frontbenchers are emerging as possible replacements for the retiring treasurer.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Pallas’ departure leaves Allan with mounting headaches
Treasurer Tim Pallas’ resignation means Premier Jacinta Allan must find a new economic manager to tackle the biggest debt pile in Victoria’s history.
- by Kieran Rooney, Chip Le Grand and Carla Jaeger
Pallas had a front-row seat, but he wasn’t driving the bus
The outgoing treasurer delivered his valedictory speech a few days ago. We just didn’t know it at the time.
- by Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
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Pallas needed a bigger bucket to douse Victoria’s spending
The state needed more than a facilitator; it also needed someone to champion the increasingly quaint idea of fiscal restraint.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘A bit of tension’: Treasurer quits parliament after 18 years as state bogged down in debt
Tim Pallas has stepped down after delivering his 10th budget, which left Victoria with a forecast net debt of $187.8 billion and gave Labor a hit in the polls.
- by Kieran Rooney, Annika Smethurst and Carla Jaeger
The treasurer says Victoria’s economy is improving. Economists say otherwise.
Who doubts Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas’ fiscal repair strategy? It’s the economists, stupid.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Victoria keeps nearly $2 billion in debt rather than paying it off
The government has decided to spend almost $2 billion budgeted for paying off debt over the past two financial years.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Victoria misses out on $444m because it has less cash in its offset account
Meanwhile, Treasurer Tim Pallas hit back at critics emboldened by an auditor-general’s report that criticised the state government’s financial management and triggered a stoush over its economic strategy.
- by Kieran Rooney
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‘Strain’ at the top as Victoria looks for ways to improve battered budget
Sources say budget repair has increasingly become a point of contention among key figures in the Allan government, which has considered new fees and offloading Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market to reduce state debt.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
State’s financial watchdog slams ‘reactive’ budget with no long-term plan
The auditor-general has warned that prolonged operating losses and cash deficits are not financially sustainable following a review of the state’s reports for the past financial year.
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
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