Treasurer Nicole Manison will deliver the third Budget of the Territory Labor Government tomorrow, that will Put Territorians First. It will do this by investing in:

·        Creating Local Jobs;

·        Delivering A Safer Territory; and

·        Driving Generational Change.

Ms Manison today confirmed Budget 2019 will see another major investment in job-creating infrastructure following significant spends in the last two budgets.

Government has already announced that tourism will again be turbocharged through a $62.8 million investment to attract more visitors, stimulate the economy and create local jobs. Turbo2 follows the success of Turbo1 that attracted more than 57,000 extra tourists.

Budget 2019 will also see another significant investment into children with a $1.28 billion education budget, and investment in frontline services that will fund more police than ever before.  

Government will continue reforming the youth justice system to break the cycle of crime and put our youth on better paths. While early intervention and prevention is key, Budget 2019 will deliver consequences for youths who do the wrong thing by giving police and courts better sentencing options. 

QUOTES from Treasurer Nicole Manison:

“Budget 2019 will invest in creating local jobs, delivering a safer Territory and driving generational change.

“You need to invest in all three areas to tackle the social challenges we face and economic opportunities in front of us.

“Budget 19 shows that Government’s plans are working and the economy is starting to turn. There are exciting opportunities to generate more jobs and private investment ahead of us.

“Budget 2019 will keep delivering on our plans and driving economic improvement. It won’t do what the CLP did and slash and burn, including scrapping the Arafura Games and jacking up power prices by 30%.”

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