The Liberal Government have finally admitted that the starting cost of the stadium has gone up from $715 to $945 million. It confirms what the Greens have long said – this stadium is going to cost Tasmanians more than a billion dollars.
The Premier promised Tasmanians once upon a time that the stadium wouldn’t cost more than $715 million in total. He said that “not a red cent more” than $375 million of taxpayers money would be spent on this dodgy project.
Jeremy Rockliff said that he personally would make sure the stadium would be delivered on time and on budget. He mocked opponents and the Greens when we said the stadium’s starting price would be a billion dollars and that it would be all up from there.
But now he’s confirmed we were right on the money, announcing a revised starting figure of $945 million. Yet the Premier still won’t admit that he’s broken his promises to Tasmanians not to spend more than $375 million of their money on a stadium.
We all know that the costs aren’t going to stop here. Budgets for projects are being blown out of the water. The AFL high performance centre has gone up by over 60%. The Cradle Cableway price has tripled. The wharf upgrades at Devonport will be five times more than first estimated.
Where will Jeremy Rockliff’s deceit over his stadium vanity project end?
