Tasmanian Labor has welcomed the alternative vision for economic recovery laid out in Federal Labor’s budget response.
Labor Leader Rebecca White said Anthony Albanese’s prescription for repairing the economy and setting Australia up to recover from the recession has families at its core.
“The promise of a universal childcare subsidy will help more people into jobs,” Ms White said.
“It puts women and families at the heart of the recovery, which is where they belong – not relegated to an afterthought as the Morrison Government has done.
“Labor would invest in more social housing to help people into secure and affordable accommodation and support our construction sector with increased building activity.
“Local manufacturing will be revived under Labor, with a strong focus on renewable energy to help re-energise our economy.
“The Liberals missed a prime opportunity with this week’s Federal Budget, to build a better and fairer Australia. Instead they stuck to their tired old formula of tax cuts that favour higher income earners and re-announced infrastructure projects.
“There is little in the Morrison budget to help the 11,000 Tasmanians who remain out of work as a result of COVID-19. What good are tax cuts to them?
“And infrastructure spending is all well and good, but the State and Federal Liberals have demonstrated that they are incapable of building anything.
“Labor will not overlook those most in need and the most disadvantaged by the country’s first recession in thirty years.
“With Tasmania’s economy hanging by a thread, this was the most important Federal Budget since the Second World War and the Liberals squibbed it.
“Labor will not leave people behind and we offer a plan that would see savings of $600-$2900 a year for every family with children in care.
“All eyes are now on the Premier and Treasurer as he prepares to hand down his state budget next month.
“Let’s hope Peter Gutwein is not looking to the Federal Liberals and their budget as a blueprint. To do so would be disastrous for Tasmania.”
Rebecca White MP
Labor Leader
