The release of Treasury's Pre-Election Financial Outlook (PEFO) has confirmed that the Tasmanian Liberal Government has taken the strong action needed to return the Budget to surplus.
The PEFO shows a world where government decisions and the flow-on impact on the fiscal position were not included.
As outlined in the PEFO, if decisions weren't made, the fiscal position would have deteriorated.
Our Government, however, took action.
The Government was taking the action required, and as demonstrated by the 2025-26 Budget, a range of measures proposed by the Government would've seen a sensible return to surplus.
The PEFO today backs in the Government's plan.
It was Dean Winter who stopped this corrective action and has sent Tasmania to an election.
This election wasn't our choice. Labor forced the election on you because they are more interested in political games than Tasmanian families.
And the only way they can govern is with the Greens and independents.
That means more deals, more delays, more politics.
This election comes down to one choice: a strong Liberal team with a real plan or another merry-go-round of chaos and compromise.
