Victorian services are going backward under Labor
Under state Labor, taxes, spending and debt are up but the quality of services on which Victorians rely has declined markedly.
The 2026 State Budget is a budget of higher taxes, higher interest repayments, blowouts and delays and lacks any plan to grow our economy or provide meaningful support to Victorians. The budget has confirmed that since 2014:
– Net debt has increased from $21.8 billion to $199.3 billion in 2029-30.
– Interest repayments have increased from $2.1 billion to $11.8 billion in 2029-30.
– Total tax revenue has increased from $17.9 billion to $50.2 billion in 2029-30.
The trouble is, rather than the quality of Victorian government services improving as a result of all this additional expenditure, the performance of many critical government services has actually declined under Labor.
Whether it is the critical state government services of health, dental health, social housing, our courts or our children’s education, despite all of Labor’s extra spending, these service performances had declined before COVID and are still much worse than under the last year of the Baillieu/Napthine government in 2014.
Victoria – State Taxation Revenue (General Government Sector) as at 2026-27 Budget)
State Taxes Paid per Victorian ($)
Victoria – Payroll Tax Revenue
Victoria – Land Tax Revenue
