ABCDiamond

The State Budget in Victoria, due tomorrow 4th May, is expected to have the following:

· Allocate an extra $151 million over four years to independent and Catholic schools, with most of the money going to schools in poorer areas.

· Extend the popular $5000 first-home buyers bonus, which had been due to expire on June 30.

· Provide a substantial boost to funding for public hospital emergency departments, after more than 5000 people spent more than 24 hours waiting in emergency departments last financial year.

· Increase education spending by about $500 million over four years to build 16 new schools.

· Direct all future revenue from speed camera fines to new roads and road maintenance.

· Give a licence-fee discount to drivers with a clear record over three years.

· Allocate an extra $660 million over four years to public transport and upgrading roads.

· Spend a further $227 million over four years on the state's water conservation strategy.

· Reaffirm a commitment to keep water services in public ownership.

· Provide an extra $25 million to boost the Snowy River's flow.

· Direct extra money to the Victoria Police, enabling 54 new police stations and 12 new mobile stations to be built over the next four years.

HUP

Budgets already been leaked

The big spend

ABCDiamond

Wow, that just about a word for word copy of what I wrote

But the politicians could change it all before its announced properly, and leave egg on the newspapers faces