‘The crisis is now’: Neil Mitchell questions Jim Chalmers over cut to health funding in Victoria

Neil Mitchell has questioned Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers over the cut to health funding in Victoria following last night’s federal budget.

The state is set to receive $810 million less for health compared to the Morrison government’s budget, with Neil Mitchell stressing the health crisis is now.

“We’re making big investments in health in Victoria and around the country,” the Treasurer said.

Press PLAY to hear the Treasurer defend health funding in Victoria 

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