It’s deeply disturbing to hear the Premier has refused to rule out cuts to frontline jobs in next week’s budget.
With essential services at breaking point, every job matters. The Rockliff government has been happy to axe roles behind the scenes needed to make services function, but they’ve promised there would be no cuts to frontline jobs. Until now.
When Jeremy Rockliff was asked to rule out any frontline cuts, it would have been simple for him to repeat his past lines and affirm this wasn’t on the table. He failed to do so, which raises real fears about what he is planning.
Is this yet another broken promise from a Premier who has become known for them?
There is no justification for the Liberals cutting frontline services when there are many other options to repair our finances – such as scrapping the stadium, and making big corporations pay their fair share.
Tasmanians should not pay the price for 12 years of Liberal budget mismanagement. If Jeremy Rockliff has broken his promise to Tasmanians, he will be met with a massive backlash from both the public and the Parliament.
