Your five-minute guide to Tasmania’s 2020/21 budget

There’s a huge $1.1 billion deficit, ballooning debt and masses of spending across the board. See what’s in the 2020/21 Budget for you and your state in our free five-minute guide. UNPACKED>>

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November 12, 2020 - 4:50PM

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There’s a huge $1.1 billion deficit, ballooning debt and masses of spending across the board. See what’s in the State Budget for you and your state in our free five-minute guide.

$112 million towards the Bridgewater bridge replacement (design pictured).

MAJOR SPENDING INITIATIVES

Nearly $5 billion in infrastructure spending: road, bridges; hospital and school upgrades.
$112 million towards the Bridgewater bridge replacement, $68 million for the Derwent Entertainment Centre, $68.5 million for the Cradle Mountain cableway.
$391 million for hospital and ambulance infrastructure upgrades, $222 million for school and TAFE, $100 million for more affordable housing.
$120 million for upgrades to the government radio network, $46 million for police IT systems, $111 million towards the northern regional prison near Westbury.

Kinder kids Delilah Startin, Patrick McCreary and Trixie Wiseman play at Campbell Street Primary –

STATEWIDE PROJECTS:

$50 million to meet additional demand in major hospitals.
$25.3 million for rural paramedics statewide.
$28 million for six new Child and Family Learning Centres.
$22 million to extend payroll tax rebates and apprentice grants.
$21.6 million for a new Human Resources Information System.
$14 million to support student mental health and wellbeing.
$14 million to waive school levies for eligible students.
$13.8 million for irrigation infrastructure upgrades
$11.5 million for rural hospital and ambulance stations upgrades.
$11.9 million for extra graduate nurses.
$10 million to improve sports changing rooms for women.
$4.3 million for improving airconditioning in government buildings.
$4 million to TasTAFE IT upgrades.
$3.4 million for school nurses in colleges.
$3.2 million or upgraded police housing statewide.
$1.6 million for the COVID-19 Rapid Response Team.

Royal Hobart Hospital. Picture: RICHARD JUPE

SOUTH:

$89.8 million for the Royal Hobart Hospital stage 2 redevelopment.
$79 million for the new Southern Remand Centre.
$65 million towards Tasman Bridge upgrades.
$40 million towards the new Brighton High School.
$25.3 million for the new K-12 Sorell School.
$20 million to revitalise Cosgrove high School.
$19.8 million for 27 new mental health beds.
$10 million for a new Hobart Youth Foyer.
$4 million for a new Visitors Centre at the Botanical Gardens.
$3.7 million to complete the RHH pharmacy redevelopment.
$3 million for the redevelopment of Taroona high School.

A map of the Government's preferred Northern Regional Prison site has caused concern among residents in the area. Picture: SUPPLIED

NORTH:

$111 million towards the new Northern Regional Prison.
$79.9 million for upgrades to Illawarra Road.
$79.8 million for Launceston General Hospital upgrades, plus $15.4 million for new beds and staff for ward 4K.
$41.4 million for Launceston Urban Water Upgrades.
$33.2 million for the Launceston and Tamar Valley Traffic Vision.
$24 million for the new Legana Primary School.
$7 million for Launceston Police Station upgrades.
$6.3 million for the redevelopment of Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
$6m for the Campbell Town pedestrian underpass.
$5.1 million for Launceston Airport upgrades.
$4.2 million for a new Longford Police Station.