MAJOR SPENDS IN VICTORIA'S 2020/21 BUDGET
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* $9 billion over four years on health, including $2b to build, expand and modernise hospitals and health services across the state.
* $5.3b to construct 12,000 new social housing units across Victoria, boosting the state's supply by 10 per cent.
* $5b for the Airport Rail Link.
* $3b to build and upgrade state schools.
* $2.2b for early works on the Suburban Rail Loop.
* $2b for fast trains between Geelong and Melbourne.
* $2b to invest in research, innovation and growth in key industry sectors including health, manufacturing, science and technology.
* $1.6b for energy efficiency, including $797 million to help Victorians cover the cost of power bills and $540 million to establish six new Renewable Energy Zones.
* $1.6b to double the number of students with a disability that receive support in the classroom to 55,000.
* $1.5b on further tax relief measures for businesses, home buyers and developers.
* $1.48b to build 100 new modern accessible trams to replace Victoria's ageing A and Z class trams.
* $1.46b to transform Melbourne's Arts Precinct, including building a new NGV Contemporary Gallery.
* $1b to support skills sector, including an extra 80,000 free TAFE and training places.
* $868.6m to extend mental health services and implement interim recommendations of the Royal Commission into Mental Health.
* $773.8 million on early childhood education, including $169.6m to help cover the cost of kinder for up to 100,000 Victorian families.
* $655m to protect wilderness, restore the environment following bushfires and improve parks and zoos.
* $619m Jobs for Victoria package to help those most impacted by the pandemic - women, young people and those without a formal qualification - find work.
* $626m to improve mobile coverage and broadband access in regional communities, including $300 million to eradicate black spots.
* $562m to improve health of Victoria's rivers, creeks and wetlands.
* $465m tourism recovery package, including $28m for up to 120,000 $200 vouchers to offset the cost of accommodation, attractions and tours in regional Victoria.
* $357m to strengthen self-determination, enhance access to education, provide better housing and health support for Aboriginal Victorians.
* $300m to draw more overseas investment, support local industries and create jobs in Victoria.
* $195.9m to centralise and simplify Victoria's IT services.
* $164m for sport and recreation.
* $148m for local government and suburban development.
* $88m for community groups and facilities.
* $40m to help cover the cost of introducing minimum staff-to-resident ratios in private aged care if the Commonwealth government "comes to the table".
Source: Victoria's budget papers
Australian Associated Press