Politics
TOTE sale – yet more Labor incompetence
The Treasurer’s announcement of the Government’s failure to sell the TOTE highlights yet again how incompetent Labor are.
The Treasurer put the TOTE on the market to plug a hole in Labor’s budget, but as a result of the failed sale it’s actually cost the budget $3 million.
This Government is so incompetent they couldn’t win a one-horse race.
This brings to a humiliating end 12 months of incompetence and betrayal by the Treasurer and Minister for Racing, Mr Aird.
Twelve months ago Mr Aird promised not to sell the TOTE, and within a matter of weeks reneged on that promise in order to plug a hole in the state budget.
The State Opposition opposed the sale of TOTE Tasmania from the start because we knew it was not in the best interests of the Racing Industry or the Tasmanian taxpayer.
This failure just adds to the Treasurer’s trail of incompetence – ambulance tax, water and sewerage, land tax, and now, TOTE.
Jeremy Rockliff MP Shadow Minister for Racing