Economists have warned there is no easy way out of Tasmania's dire budget situation, after the treasurer delivered an "interim" budget with little in the way of concrete solutions to the state's debt and deficit.

Eric Abetz's first budget forecasts debt reaching $10.4 billion in 2028-29 and a return to a tiny net operating surplus in the same year, but no major policy measures outlining how that will be achieved.

Independent economist Saul Eslake described Tasmania's budget position as "less worse" than had been foreshadowed in the budget that failed to pass parliament in May, but still "pretty dire".

"There's an enormous budget repair task still to be done,"

he said.

"And unfortunately this budget, although it foreshadows action down the track, doesn't really include any new budget

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