Key savings, spending from coalition

The Liberal-National coalition says all its spending commitments made during the election campaign have been offset with savings.

COALITION COSTINGS

SAVINGS

* $1.5 billion over four years, or $5 billion over 10 years

* Keep the public service efficiency dividend in place for another two years

* Improved surplus of $45.113 billion (up $102 million on PEFO result)

KEY SPENDING ANNOUNCED DURING CAMPAIGN

* Increasing PBS safety net $329 million

* Urban congestion fund $210 million

* Apprentice subsidy expansion $60 million

* Sport support $70 million

* Manufacturing modernisation fund $50 million

* Mid-career checkpoint for women $75 million

(Source: Coalition costings document)


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