The tourism industry can consider itself short changed when it comes to the Premier’s pre-election promise for increased spending on marketing.
Despite a promise of an additional $4 million a year, the marketing spend increased in real terms by less than $2 million from 2013/14 to 2014/15.
Shadow Tourism Minister Scott Bacon said the industry has a right to feel let down.
“The Premier should have taken the total marketing budget in 2013/14 and increased spending by $4 million. That would have been a fulfilment of his promise,” Mr Bacon said.
“By basing his promise on old figures he’s falling $8 million short over the forward estimates.
“Labor wrote to the Premier giving him our full support for an increase in spending when it comes to tourism marketing.
“We’d like to see him now fulfil his promise to the industry.”
Scott Bacon MP Shadow Tourism Minister
