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Victoria state budget 2026: state back in black and forecasting two back-to-back surpluses

Labor’s 2026-27 budget shows state has recorded a $700m surplus this financial year, the first since before the Covid-19 pandemic<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/05/hantavirus-cruise-budget-jim-chalmers-rba-interest-rates-cost-of

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Victoria state budget 2026: state back in black and forecasting two back-to-back surplusesLabor’s 2026-27 budget shows state has recorded a $700m surplus this financial year, the first since before the Covid-19 pandemic<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/05/hantavirus-cruise-budget-jim-chalmers-rba-interest-rates-cost-of
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