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Liberals’ budget all about political self-interest
Shadow Treasurer Scott Bacon says the Government will put its political self-interest above all else in this week’s State budget.
“This budget is not about responsible financial management, it is about cutting wages and services to pay for the Liberals’ extravagant $500 million worth of election promises,” Mr Bacon said.
“The smoke and mirrors approach by Peter Gutwein cannot hide the reality.
“The Liberals promised all things to all people before the election and they always knew somebody will have to pay.
“The Government is prepared to cut jobs and wages to fund its election promises.
“The Liberals have put the budget into dangerous territory because of their own political promises and cannot give assurances that their broken promise to deliver a surplus in 2015-16 won’t result in a credit rating downgrade.”
Scott Bacon MP Shadow Treasurer