Labor says TAS state budget is 'mortgaging the future'

Tasmania's budget is fit for the times, despite surging net debt, the premier and treasurer say. Video by AAP.

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00:00Well, good afternoon all, record investments into health, housing and really reflects what

00:19we were advocating for throughout the campaign and that is to keep the economy strong, ensuring

00:28that we build on the momentum of the 47,000 people that we have employed more over the

00:35course of the last 10 years. Ensuring we have unemployment down to those levels we have now,

00:43around 4.1% of which we're very, very proud of. Ensuring that we recognise Tasmanians have been

00:50doing it tough, as they have of course right across the country. The warnings that we issued

00:5718 months ago are true right now and Tasmanians

01:01in some cases are doing it tough and this Budget delivers for them.