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"The ACT government is oblivious of the need to maximise the benefits from limited infrastructure funds, as its cavalier expenditure on the light rail money-pit is a prime example," says letter writer MIKE QUIRK, of Garran.
"Based on the estimated average increase in value of the relevant blocks, the ACT government has increased the tax (general rates) base, with a single stroke of the pen, by $8.050 billion," write JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.
"Expenditure forecasts in the 2023-24 Budget are illusory and certain to be exceeded by hundreds of millions of dollars," say JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED. Treasurer Barr has few choices – cut spending, raise taxes or both. But will he?
Here's something you might have missed: Treasurer Barr is budgeting to more than double the revenue from fines. JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED assume that means double the number of traffic and other cameras. But there's more…