$5.6 million for programs supporting youth at risk; $3.8 million for a Medical Cannabis Controlled Access Scheme to assist with paediatric epilepsy; $2.5 million to support legal assistance services; $2.5 million for the final allocation required to meet the full cost of the Equal Remuneration Order transition; $2 million for the Housing Tasmania Property Modification Program; $1 million to support a state service-wide approach to the employment of aboriginal and young people; and $420 000 to support an Eligible Persons Register. Other Major 2017-18 Budget Initiatives In addition to the 2017-18 Budget initiatives detailed above, the 2017-18 Budget also includes a number of other important new initiatives that reflect key government policy priorities. These initiatives include: $60 million to meet payments to Government under the Government's water and sewerage reforms; $50 million to meet costs associated with major digital transformation projects that will improve service delivery; $29.9 million for Tranche 2 rail revitalisation infrastructure funding; $27 million for the Fuel Reduction Program and $2 million for Bushfire Planning, Mitigation and Response in our parks; $20 million for the additional costs of Tranche 2 irrigation projects; $19.1 million for Freight Access Bridge Upgrades to help boost transport productivity; $16 million to meet cost and demand pressures in the Tasmanian Prison Service; $13.1 million to undertake the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management's much needed Project Unify to improve its information systems; $12.5 million for community infrastructure including $3.5 million for the Circular Head Health and Wellbeing Centre, $3.5 million for the Dial Regional Sports Centre Upgrade, $2 million for the Oatlands Swimming Pool and $3.5 million for the Devonport Golf Club; $7.8 million to support the new Emergency Services Computer Aided Dispatch System; and $7 million for the Mowbray Connector. Implementing our Fiscal Strategy The Government is committed to the ongoing successful implementation of its Fiscal Strategy. It is only through the achievement of an improvement in the Government's Budget position that the Government has been able to responsibly provide the funding required to improve services to the Tasmanian community. As noted in chapter 3 of this Budget Paper, the Government continues to meet all of the actions established in
$5.6 million for programs supporting youth at risk; $3.8 million for a Medical Cannabis Controlled Access Scheme to assist with paediatric epilepsy; $2.5 million to support legal assistance services; $2.5 million for the final allocation required to meet the full cost of the Equal Remuneration Order transition; $2 million for the Housing Tasmania Property Modification Program; $1 million to support a state service-wide approach to the employment of aboriginal and young people; and $420 000 to support an Eligible Persons Register. Other Major 2017-18 Budget Initiatives In addition to the 2017-18 Budget initiatives detailed above, the 2017-18 Budget also includes a number of other important new initiatives that reflect key government policy priorities. These initiatives include: $60 million to meet payments to Government under the Government's water and sewerage reforms; $50 million to meet costs associated with major digital transformation projects that will improve service delivery; $29.9 million for Tranche 2 rail revitalisation infrastructure funding; $27 million for the Fuel Reduction Program and $2 million for Bushfire Planning, Mitigation and Response in our parks; $20 million for the additional costs of Tranche 2 irrigation projects; $19.1 million for Freight Access Bridge Upgrades to help boost transport productivity; $16 million to meet cost and demand pressures in the Tasmanian Prison Service; $13.1 million to undertake the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management's much needed Project Unify to improve its information systems; $12.5 million for community infrastructure including $3.5 million for the Circular Head Health and Wellbeing Centre, $3.5 million for the Dial Regional Sports Centre Upgrade, $2 million for the Oatlands Swimming Pool and $3.5 million for the Devonport Golf Club; $7.8 million to support the new Emergency Services Computer Aided Dispatch System; and $7 million for the Mowbray Connector. Implementing our Fiscal Strategy The Government is committed to the ongoing successful implementation of its Fiscal Strategy. It is only through the achievement of an improvement in the Government's Budget position that the Government has been able to responsibly provide the funding required to improve services to the Tasmanian community. As noted in chapter 3 of this Budget Paper, the Government continues to meet all of the actions established in
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