Tasmania's peak motoring body claims the federal budget has restricted Tasmania's potential for growth.

Infrastructure spending was a key component of the budget with Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison announcing a $74 billion outlay nationwide over the next decade.

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While the budget did include previously announced funding for the Midland Highway upgrades, the Hobart Airport roundabout and freight rail revitalisation, no new Tasmanian projects will be funded.

This was despite three budget submissions being put forward by the Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (RACT).

These proposals sought $15 million for improvements to Bass Highway intersections at Wynyard, $300 million to increase capacity and improve traffic flow on the eastern approach to the Hobart CBD and $600 million to replace the Bridgewater Bridge.

The RACT's Darren Moody said the lack of funding will have a flow-on effect, restricting the state's ability to grow.

"For the Federal Government to largely ignore our ability to grow and support growth is disappointing," he said.

"We do have some significant issues that need to be addressed in terms of making our cities better and making our cities more efficient, and they certainly weren't addressed."

Mr Moody said it was difficult to pinpoint why the projects were not funded.

"There certainly may be other areas within the country that might buy more votes than Tasmania," he said.

Premier Will Hodgman hit back at claims Tasmania has been forgotten.

"Anyone who suggests that we've not received significant funding which will support Tasmania in a number of key areas are either being dishonest or delusional," he said.

"This was a budget of no surprises, and trust me, I've been around long enough to know that this is a good thing for Tasmania."

Hodgman defends budget's education spend

Premier Hodgman also defended the budget on education as critics weighed in, saying Tasmania benefitted the most from the Federal Government's plan.

He said the net gain to the state was about $200 million in additional funding.

"We will be the greatest recipient per student of Gonski 2.0," he said, describing it as a "significant positive outcome for our state".

"When Tasmania gets more per share for every student than any state clearly we're in a good position."

Tasmanian schools will receive $60 million less from the Federal Government than was expected under Labor's Gonski deal.

Last week the Federal Government announced it would spend an extra $18.6 billion on the nation's schools over the next decade through a needs-based funding model.

Budget could deliver one or two more teachers to each Tasmanian school, says Malcolm Elliott. ( ABC News: Aneeta Bhole )

Head of the Tasmanian Principals Association Malcolm Elliott said while he was disappointed the budget had been almost cut in half, he was hopeful the current funding would make long-term changes.

"The $20 million is very welcome, as is the equity based model for funding," he said.

"It's less money than we may have expected four or five years ago ... but what it will deliver into Tasmania is a teacher or two per school, depending on how the models are applied."

The Education Union slammed the Federal Government for "selling out" Tasmanian schools in the budget.

Union president Helen Richardson said it was a "total disaster" for Tasmanian schools.

"This is not needs-based funding. This will not help the disadvantage that our kids have," she said.

"Instead of the $100 million our schools would receive under our six-year signed agreement, the Federal Government is offering just $16.5 million to the 2018/19 financial year.

"That's a disaster for our students."