The federal budget contained few pre-election sweeteners for Tasmania.
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Tasmania's struggling health system will receive some relief, with several packages to assist better patient outcomes.
But notably absent was funding for the University of Tasmania's proposal to move its Launceston and Burnie campuses to Inveresk and West Park, and funding for the Cradle Mountain Master Plan.
The federal opposition has pledged $150 million towards the move, if the state government throws in $75 million.
There is also no money for the state's ageing water and sewerage infrastructure.
Both items were on the Tasmanian Liberal team's budget wishlist.
With the items missing, a Tasmanian election package is expected in the lead-up to the July 2 double dissolution election.
The budget contained several measures to improve Tasmania's health system.
As part of a three-year $50 million regional health package, $25 million will flow this financial year.
Continued funding of $1.1 million will be provided to support clinical system redesign at the Launceston General Hospital and Royal Hobart Hospital to ease pressure of emergency departments.
The John L Grove centre in Launceston will receive continued funding of $15 million.
Tasmanian highlights:
- Total payments to Tasmania $3.5 billion up from $3.3 billion
- $8.5 million for elective surgery
- $25 million for essential health
- $15 million for Launceston's John L Grove centre
- $600,000 for National Disability Insurance Scheme transition
- $1.1 million for RHH and LGH system redesign
- $500,000 to share with Victoria and South Australia for Aerial Firefighting
- $200,000 foodborne disease surveillance
- $100,000 for January bushfires
- $1.8 million World Heritage Area management
- $20 million for rail projects
- $114 million for roads, up from $67 million
- $1.9 million for bridges
- $2.9 million for Black Spot funding (accident prone roads and intersections) up from $1.2 million
- $26.2 million for Roads to Recovery funding
- $5.6 million under New Investments program for "high quality economic infrastructure"