Liberal Treasurer Gutwein today confirmed that there was no other option on wage savings, it was pay freeze or further job losses.
Greens Leader and Treasury spokesperson today questioned the Treasurer about his comments in the Legislative Council Estimates Committee Hearing, where he stated, “there are only two ways that you can reduce the wages bill. It is either putting a pay pause forward or to sack people.”
“The sack is the sack, whether you dress it up as a “downsize” or any other euphemism,” said Greens Leader, Kim Booth.
“It is now clear that the Hodgman regime has no Plan B and that if its legislation removing the power of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission fails, then it intends to sack public sector workers.”
“The Treasurer has confirmed today that it is his way or the sack.”
“This is a betrayal of all Tasmanians whom now realise the ‘no forced redundancies’ mantra was just another lie to buy a vote,” Mr Booth said.
Kim Booth MP | Greens Leader and Treasury spokesperson
