The first budget of the ACT government's four-year-term has been approved by the territory assembly after an at times acrimonious debate in which members traded insults.
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Treasurer Andrew Barr on Thursday night attacked the Liberal opposition for voting against the budget bills.
''In voting against the appropriation bill, the Liberals have voted against supporting the Canberra economy and local jobs by maintaining spending on front-line services and infrastructure,'' Mr Barr said. ''Meanwhile, the government will get on with the job of building and transforming Canberra, through the funding provided in the 2013-14 budget.''
The budget included a $254 million deficit, increases in household rates and cuts to stamp duty on home purchases.
New spending of $127.7 million in new spending was offset by $142.2 million in savings.
MLAs clashed during the debate over a range of issues, including the government's handling of major capital works projects.
Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Simon Corbell lashed out at Liberal leader Jeremy Hanson during the debate.
''Perhaps it's Jeremy Hanson's political wet dream that somehow the government's going to fall and he's going to slip into the role of chief minister,'' Mr Corbell said.
Mr Hanson said the government had spent more time during the debate criticising Liberal MLAs than discussing the budget itself.
''What we're hearing is more smear and negativity and attacks and cheap shots from those opposite than we hear about their own budget,'' he said.
Mr Hanson used the debate to question the government's handling of the Cotter Dam expansion and to call for an inquiry into the project.
''I think the community has every right to have somebody with the resources, with the experience, to look at what has gone so badly with that project,'' he said.
''In the context of this budget, which is … also pushing a light rail project which is going to cost $600 million, lessons need to be learnt about the management of this project.''
The acrimony continued during other parts of the day, with Labor MLAs moving unsuccessfully to overturn a ruling by Liberal Speaker Vicki Dunne. Mr Corbell moved a dissent motion after Mrs Dunne ruled a question from Labor backbencher Chris Bourke out of order. The debate was scuttled after Greens minister Shane Rattenbury asked Mr Corbell to withdraw the motion, in exchange for Mrs Dunne allowing for the question to be rephrased.