Victorians are receiving hundreds of dollars less per person than their interstate counterparts when it comes to federal infrastructure spending, says the state government.
Victorians are getting just $83 a person for major projects over the next five years.
This compares with $342 per capita that Queensland is getting from the federal government for infrastructure projects, while Western Australia is set to receive $282 and NSW $272, Deputy Premier James Merlino said on Saturday.
Mr Merlino said Victoria is clearly being dudded and that Prime Minister Tony Abbott is putting politics ahead of the interests of Victorians.
"Tony Abbott is punishing Victorians for voting Labor at the last state election," he said.
But shadow attorney-general John Pesutto said the government and Premier Daniel Andrews need to stop blaming the federal government and get on with building infrastructure.
He said it was the government's decision to rip up the East West Link contracts that saw federal funding go elsewhere.
"We want federal funding in Victoria," Mr Pesutto said.
"The coalition strongly supports federal funding for Victoria, but that's likely to happen more if Daniel Andrews commits to major infrastructure in Victoria, including road infrastructure and public transport infrastructure."
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