Calls to scrap Victoria’s $2 billion venture capital fund as state faces skyrocketing debt | 7.30

The Victorian Government's $2 billion investment fund is one of Australia's biggest venture capital players. Three years after it was created, the state's debt is at record levels and there are calls for the Breakthrough Victoria fund to be scrapped. Rhiana Whitson reports.

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