The 2025-26 Tasmanian State Budget, presented on 29th May 2025 by Treasurer Guy Barnett, does nothing to prevent or forestall a further deterioration in Tasmania’s financial position.  Despite picking up some of the recommendations in my Independent Review of Tasmania’s State Finances published in August last year, the job of putting Tasmania’s public finances on a more sustainable trajectory has been put off to another day.

2025-05-29 Tasmanian State Budget assessment