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Callum Godde

INSANE: Vic treasurer justifies project blowouts | Rare Historical Photos

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas is seeking to put infrastructure cost blowouts in perspective. (AAP)

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has defended billions of dollars in infrastructure project cost blowouts laid bare in the state budget.

The 2022/23 Victorian budget, handed down last week, forecast costs to rise for a number of major infrastructure projects, including $3.9 billion on the problem-plagued West Gate Tunnel.

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