ASX winners and losers from the Victorian budget ASX winners and losers from the Victorian budget The Victorian state government handed down its budget today with billions in new taxes and cuts that will create winners… Brendon’s passion for shares started by accident in 2003 and he has worked in various roles around capital markets ever since as a trader, stock analyst and markets reporter with the Australian Financial Review. Most of his wealth has come from share investing than any other asset class, and that has given him the financial freedom not to work full-time, if he chooses to.