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TAS:Budget to reveal state's big debt recovery mission

One question and one question alone will dominate Tasmania's budget day.

Having pledged to tackle the state's spiralling debt, how will the government do it?

This question has dominated Tasmania's politics for the past two years, intertwined with the billion-dollar stadium to be built on Hobart's waterfront.

Last May, the picture of deficit and debt - which hit $5 billion in 2025 and was forecast to double by 2029 - was so alarming, the parliament voted to have no confidence in Premier Jeremy Rockliff.

Having won the snap election off the back of that vote, Mr Rockliff's government has regrouped and with a new treasurer at the wheel - Eric Abetz - will reveal its pathway to sustainability.

It's likely to be a long, hard road.

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