Liberal members must support call to increase Federal Assistance to Local Governments: Lambie

JLN Independent Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has called on all Liberal
members of parliament to support her call to unfreeze the Federal Assistance
Grants to local governments – so that Tasmanian ratepayers won’t get slugged with
unfair rate rises.

“I would like Tasmanian members of parliament like Brett Whiteley MP and newly appointed
Turnbull cabinet minister Senator Colebeck to muscle up, put their state first and place pressure on
the Liberal government, to unfreeze the indexation on local government’s federal assistance
grants.” said Senator Lambie.

In a YouTube Video Senator Lambie said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk3uIJu3ZgE

“Are your rates too high? The federal government provided Assistance Grants for 41 years to every
council in Australia – which kept our rates lower.

But the Liberal Government decided to freeze the indexation on those grants. They say it will save
the Federal Government $925M. This is at the same time the government will spend $830M
resettling Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

I want all politicians including the Liberals to agree to fairly increase federal assistance to local
councils. Put Australians first.”
Rob Messenger for Senator Jacqui Lambie Senator for Tasmania