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REPORTER: Victorians face a decade of new taxes to pay off spiralling debt.TIM PALLAS, VICTORIAN TREASURER: This is a very difficult budget.GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT: We’re getting on with delivering Melbourne Airport Rail.But one activity seems to defy the fiscal rough seas.When it comes to recreational fishing, Victoria’s Government can’t get enough.
NORMAN HERMANT: These kids are not the only ones receiving free rods. Starting this month under the Little Angler program every Year 5 student in the state is eligible.ADVERTISEMENT: Your little angler kit comes with its own carry bag which holds your rod and reel in it and your tackle box. NORMAN HERMANT: And Bourman says when it comes to strutting your non-urban credentials, recreational fishing is a no-brainer.So if they’re promoting something, they will always get a positive response, even if it is putting a couple of fry into a puddle somewhere, they pump out a press release and everyone's happy.
It estimated the combined direct and indirect output of recreational fishing over the next 20 years will be an astonishing $97 billion. NORMAN HERMANT: Mayne chewed over the report and says he’s seen it all before - consulting firms providing made to order reports for governments.
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