Roger Jaensch,Minister for Housing
Labor’s housing announcement today simply recycles their spectacularly inadequate policy to build half as many homes as our plan, for the same money. Also, their plan only provides subsidised rent for 10 years – our tenants will be able to stay in their homes for as long as they need them.
Their announcement to put money into energy efficiency programs is also a carbon copy of our announcement from last week’s budget, but again falls short, committing only $17.5 million compared to our $26.3 million that includes ongoing work from the public buildings COVID package.
Our Budget includes more than $300 million to deliver new housing and homelessness initiatives which will help some of our most vulnerable while creating jobs, growing our economy, and strengthening our communities in every region.
This includes locking in the additional $100 million announced as part of our construction blitz, which will build up to 1000 new homes over three years with an EOI currently underway (compared to 490 under Labor’s plan).
The new homes will be delivered where Tasmanians need them while supporting local economies in their recovery from COVID-19.
Labor’s lazy and shallow announcement today prove yet again they have nothing to offer.
