History will judge Premier Hodgman and Treasurer Peter Gutwein’s 2018-19 State Budget as a house of cards, driving Tasmania perilously close to net debt, while simultaneously failing to deliver for essential services. Shadow Treasurer Scott Bacon said while Tasmania enjoys the benefits of a lower Australian dollar and a healthy …
· Prime Minister has opportunity to provide certainty · Premier Hodgman has opportunity to ask for certainty · Turnbull’s sneaky and tricky “guarantee” means all essential services at risk The only commitment Tasmania needs from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today is that he will not change the GST distribution system. Shadow Treasurer Scott …
Gutwein ignores massive revenue uncertainty Naïve Gutwein blindly accepts Turnbull’s disingenuous GST assurance Tasmania could lose more than $600 million over forward estimates There has never been such a disconnect between the rhetoric of a government and the reality of a fiscal situation than what we see today, Shadow Treasurer …
Government slashes Estimates committees in unprecedented move Attack on scrutiny sets dangerous precedent and highlights government secrecy Disgraceful move by Liberals to keep Tasmanian taxpayers in the dark The Hodgman Liberal Government has undertaken one of its most blatant examples of its dedication to secrecy by attacking the important Budget …
GST report uncertainty casts long cloud over Tasmania’s Budget Naïve Gutwein blindly accepts Turnbull’s disingenuous GST assurance Clear questions for Gutwein that he has to answer Tasmania’s Treasurer is unable to answer simple economic questions ahead of this week’s State Budget. The Productivity Commission’s report on GST has cast a …
Liberals finally match Labor policy Extended care will improve outcomes for young people Concerns over consequences of incentive payments Labor welcomes increased funding for more child protection workers and the extension of care for vulnerable Tasmanians from 18 to 21. Shadow Minister for Child Safety Josh Willie welcomed the Liberals …
Health, housing and child protection must be properly funded Gutwein must provide realistic expenditure forecasts Honesty needed in forecasts showing risks posed by the GST review Does Gutwein have a plan to regain the Moody’s AA1 credit rating he lost in 2016? Thursday’s Tasmanian State Budget must address areas critical …
Tasmanian budget at unprecedented risk Has Morrison consulted with Gutwein? Can Treasurer explain how he will frame a genuine budget with such uncertainty? With just days to go until the least credible Tasmanian Budget ever delivered, Tasmanians still have no understanding of how Treasurer in hiding Peter Gutwein intends to …
Jaensch needs to explain why he hasn’t signed on for significant funding agreement $32 million on the table while housing crisis continues Hodgman Government needs to explain budget figures next week if no agreement reached Tasmanians are continuing to sleep rough and make do with tents for homes as $32 …
Child protection crisis needs to be addressed with more staff Labor made commitment to employ additional 20 frontline officers Latest figures show too many kids falling through the cracks The Hodgman Liberal Government’s pending State Budget needs to finally show a genuine commitment to protecting Tasmanian children with greater funding …