TasCOSS Budget Response: ‘More Debt Equals Less Funding’

Tasmania’s peak social services body, TasCOSS, has provided a significant analysis of the Tasmanian State Budget.

CEO Adrienne Picone summarised how the Budget stacks up against what her organisation believes is necessary to get Tasmania on the right track.

If you would prefer to have a quick view of the critique and the numbers, please see the slides below the video. The video is 68 minutes long but gives a much fuller picture. It includes an address and Q&A session with Minister for Social Services Roger Jaensch.

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