Coalition might be made to pay for this in September AFTER hammering the now Labor opposition over its profligacy during 11 years in power, the Northern Territory's new Country Liberal government has delivered a first budget that is undeniably a lamb in wolf's clothing. Far from the "terrible" cuts the CLP threatened, almost $300 million in planned savings have been wound back. This year's $1.2 billion black hole - about 22 per cent of total revenue - is only $12m smaller than Labor's would have been, according to Treasury.