A year after declaring Tasmanias golden age, the Hodgman government will plunge it back into debt for the first time in 16 years, while cutting the public service.
A boost to health and education will be offset by slashing $450 million from government departments, while $1 billion in debt will help fund a $3.6bn infrastructure program.
As well as breaking a promise not to drive the state back into the red, the Liberal government has breached its pledge of no new taxes, introducing a 15 per cent betting tax and extra slugs on foreign investors.
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