THE Greens have proposed restoring the state's teacher numbers and spending tens of millions of dollars to reform the health system.
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In his budget reply speech, Franklin Greens MHA Nick McKim said the party agreed with the plan to balance the books by 2016-17, but would return a surplus of $10 million, instead of $100 million.
The party's alternative budget proposes spending $80 million to reform the state's health system, and $40 million to restore teacher numbers.
Mr McKim said the document showed that the government did not have to cut the public service to return to surplus.
"It is an alternative with both heart and vision, and stands in stark contrast to the slash and burn approach that the government has embedded into its budget," he said.
"The Greens would redistribute a significant part of the unallocated $220 million infrastructure fund into social infrastructure and community support, environmental protection and creating a prosperous low carbon future for Tasmania."
The Greens would accept the back office cuts already made by the government, Mr McKim said.
Mr McKim has proposed spending $10 million a year to give around 17,500 businesses an electricity rebate averaging more than $500 a year.
The party would also spend an additional $50 million to build up to 300 new public housing dwellings, and $10 million on energy upgrades for low income families.
