There is nothing specific in the Federal Budget for Mildura, but power bill discounts and a boost to welfare payments are among a host of measures announced in the federal document.
The government has announced more than fourteen and a half BILLION dollars in cost of living support including three-billion in energy relief.
Labor believes enough has been done to bring inflation down.
However Federal MP ANNE WEBSTER says the budget is disappointing for regional Australians.
The member for Mallee says the Treasurer didn’t mention the words road, bridge or agriculture during his budget speech during the night.
She says a new tax on farmers to pay for a biosecurity risk of international importers will be passed onto consumers.
And she’s worried farmers and producers as well as local trucking companies will pay a 19% increase over three years in road user charges.
