Abetz budget cuts, cost of living top of agenda for Labor
Eric Abetz is slashing jobs and frontline services to pay for 13 years of Liberal waste, but for months, he and Premier Rockliff have refused to be upfront about how their cuts will impact Tasmanians.
That looks set to change this week in Parliament, as the Treasurer is forced to reveal where his cuts will be felt after Labor successfully passed a motion compelling him to do so last month.
Tomorrow, Eric Abetz is required to table information relating to how much he is slashing from each agency through efficiency dividends, which services and jobs are being cut, and which election promises the Government is scrapping.
This information is crucial to understanding how the Rockliff-Abetz cuts will impact Tasmanians - many who already struggle to access essential services after 13 years of the Liberals.
Labor will also use this week in Parliament to introduce legislation to make Easter Sunday a public holiday, bringing Tasmania into line with the rest of the country and giving people who have to worth the day fair compensation in a cost of living crisis.
The rising cost of living is the number one issue for Tasmanians, and it's difficult to see how the Liberals can continue to respond to it while simultaneously slashing public services.
Labor will continue to hold Premier Rockliff and the Liberals accountable for Eric Abetz's cuts, because Tasmanians shouldn't have to pay the price for 13 years of Liberal waste.
