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Concerns funding for Mersey is being negotiated away by Liberals
Labor Leader Bryan Green is calling on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to guarantee funding to the Mersey Community Hospital will not be cut.
“Tony Abbott had a golden opportunity today to end uncertainty about the level of funding to the Mersey but he wouldn’t,” Mr Green said.
“If the $70 million promised to run the Mersey is to be maintained, why are the State and Federal Governments still negotiating over funding?
“If that money is in the budget why is it even a matter of negotiation?
“Why can’t anyone point to the exact amount of funding that Brett Whiteley claims is in the budget?
“Remember it was Tony Abbott himself who put the funding model in place when the Federal Government took over the Mersey, so what has changed?
“In 2007 you couldn’t keep Tony Abbott away from the Mersey, now he just drives straight past.
“Mr Abbott has returned empty handed.
“It’s time for Mr Abbott, Brett Whiteley and State Health Minister Michael Ferguson to at least be honest and up front about funding for the Mersey.
Bryan Green MP Labor Leader