The Greens have called out Jacinta Allan's Labor government for doing dodgy deals with gambling corporation, The Lottery Corporation, in the name of getting votes at the next election.
It comes after the state budget on Tuesday where it was revealed that The Lottery Corporation secured a 40 year license to continue to operate in Victoria. The Lottery Corporation has donated $132,000 to the Australian Labor party since 2022.
In March Labor voted with the Liberals to block the Greens' amendments to ban donations from gambling corporations.
The Greens say everyday people should be shocked about the lengths Jacinta Allan's Labor government is willing to go to win votes at the November election and is exactly the reason we need to get corporate donations out of politics.
As stated by Leader of the Victorian Greens, Ellen Sandell.
"If this Labor Government had any integrity and guts they would properly tax the gambling corporations to pay for the things we need, not do dodgy deals with them."
"Jacinta Allan's budget was good for Labor's corporate donors, not for everyday people. Labor just locked Victorians into a half a lifetime deal with a gambling corporation so they can receive kickbacks from their gambling company donors."
"The Greens are the only party who have the guts to fundamentally change the system, get corporate power out of politics and make billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share, to put that money back into the public good, so that everyone can afford a home and the things we need to live a decent life."
