pays to include the rest...as it is just a criticism of the...

pays to include the rest...as it is just a criticism of the money being left out of the budget, not that it won't be funded.

The State Government did not include in the budget funds to put the Perth rail line and bus station underground, or the Oakajee port and rail project in the state’s midwest.

Tuesday’s Federal Budget gave a boost to both projects - $263 million for the rail project, and $339 million for Oakajee.

“The Government hasn’t included monies in that debt figure for Northbridge Link, for Oakajee port, for the full cost of those projects,” Mr Ripper said.

“So we will see debt hit $20 billion and by that stage we will be paying, as taxpayers, a billion dollars a year in interest ...”