Tasmania's Liberal government wasn't expecting any surprises in the federal budget and it didn't get any.
The commonwealth's $730 million, decade-long funding envelope for the state's northern Mersey Community Hospital, announced in April, remained the headline act for Tassie in Tuesday's budget, with no other big-ticket items on offer.
Along with funding for some ongoing infrastructure projects, the island state will receive $6.2 million for continued operation of Missiondale Recovery Centre and palliative care services.
"(It) is a welcome no-surprises budget for Tasmania," Treasurer Peter Gutwein said, with a nod to the hospital and recovery centre funding.
"Our additional education funding under Gonski 2.0, which means an extra $200 million for our schools, has also been confirmed as has funding for the University of Tasmania northern transformation projects.
"A number of measures including the Energy Security Plan payments and First Home Super Saver will be of benefit to Tasmanians."
Senator Jacqui Lambie wasn't so complimentary about how her home state was treated by Canberra in its latest financial plan.
"The budget held very little for Tasmania, showing that the Liberal government is only interested in helping Australians who vote Liberal," she said.
"There is nothing in the budget to provide for fairness, security and opportunity for Tasmanians ... the Liberals' promise for jobs and growth for our island state rode into the sunset."
The budget represented several missed opportunities, Hobart-based federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie added.
"The Tasmanian government has failed miserably to do its job to make the case with its Liberal Party colleagues for much greater investment," he said.
"This budget throws billions of dollars at rail projects on the mainland but there's nothing for Hobart light rail ... because the state government hasn't asked for it."
There was no mention of the new $535 million, four-lane Bridgewater Bridge over Hobart's Derwent River, which is due to begin construction in 2019-20 as a previous funding promise by Canberra.
The budget papers highlight two major Tasmanian road and rail projects: the continuing $400 million commitment to the Midland Highway project with $96.5 million provided in 2017/18; and another $12.8 million as part of the $59.8 million commitment to freight rail revitalisation.
The budget also continues the Launceston city deal, the centrepiece of which is the jointly-funded $260 million relocation of the University of Tasmania's main campus into the city centre.
"Departmental officials will continue to examine the fine print of the budget over coming days and I will provide further commentary as necessary," Mr Gutwein said.
