Tascorp chairman Don Challen last year told GBE estimates that maintaining the state's strong credit rating is a number one concern.
The latest NAB State Update is a grim reality check for the Hodgman Government, which may explain the Treasurer’s silence on its release.
Launceston's crumbling water and sewerage infrastructure has not been allocated funds in this year's Budget.
The Treasurer refused to admit that he is trying to deceive Tasmanians into believing he has delivered a surplus when in fact he has not.
By both the Auditor-General's and Treasury's best measure the state will be in deficit by $94.2 million - not back in the black but in the red.
Treasurer Gutwein’s alleged and much lauded surplus is a sham, according to the balance measure preferred by the Auditor General and the Treasurer’s own agency.
The Premier is clearly getting ready for another round of public sector bashing.
We recognise that genuine planning for the 21st century requires a long term vision and the courage to make bold decisions to drive change.
Launceston’s aging infrastructure has been abandoned by another Treasurer. Bass' own Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, has ignored Launceston in the State Budget.
Private interests, among them the Farrell family, are the beneficiaries of $22 million in public funding being promised by the Liberals.