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ACT budget 2021: Govt eyes $5b infrastructure spend to boost post-COVID economy

Jasper Lindell
Updated October 5 2021 - 7:39am, first published 5:30am
Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr, who says a $5 billion program of infrastructure investment in the ACT budget will boost the territory's economy. Picture: Karleen Minney
Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr, who says a $5 billion program of infrastructure investment in the ACT budget will boost the territory's economy. Picture: Karleen Minney

The ACT government will earmark $5 billion over five years for infrastructure projects across hospitals, schools, transport and local facilities, in an effort to boost Canberra's economy as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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