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NT budget faces criticism over cuts and lack of cost of living relief
Key takeaways
- Treasurer Bill Yan and Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro look at 2026-27 budget papers.
- The Northern Territory government's 2026 budget has received a lukewarm response from civil society groups over cuts to services and the absence of cost of living relief.
- Critics have called Bill Yan's second budget as Treasurer a "prison budget dressed up as safety" containing "smoke and mirrors" around health spending.
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Treasurer Bill Yan and Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro look at 2026-27 budget papers. (ABC News: Michael Donnelly)
The Northern Territory government's 2026 budget has received a lukewarm response from civil society groups over cuts to services and the absence of cost of living relief.
Critics have called Bill Yan's second budget as Treasurer a "prison budget dressed up as safety" containing "smoke and mirrors" around health spending.
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