Federal Budget Impact on State
The current estimate that the state will be $2.1 billion worse off under the Abbot Federal budget.
The current estimate that the state will be $2.1 billion worse off under the Abbot Federal budget.
The silence from the Health Minister, Michael Ferguson, over the Abbot government’s planned $7 GP co-payment will dismay many Tasmanians.
The onus is now on the Tasmanian Liberal Government to fund Tasmania’s Community Legal Centres in light of funding cuts in the Federal budget.
The Tasmanian government must provide budget certainty to the Tasmanian School Canteen Association (TSCA), Family Food Patch and Move Well Eat Well.
Minister Ferguson is creating uncertainty and fear within his Department and further damaging morale as Health faces tens of millions in lost funding.
There needs to be a state tripartite delegation to go to Canberra to present an united and coherent voice on behalf of all Tasmanians.
The highly successful ‘Move Well, Eat Well’ program being delivered in Tasmanian schools is another victim of the first Abbott Budget.
Minister Petrusma has refused to apologise to pensioners and self-funded retirees for saying they should 'get a job' and 'get out of the welfare mentality'.