Tasmanians need to see a jobs plan from Peter Gutwein

Tasmanian Labor

As we enter Budget week, Tasmanians need to see a comprehensive jobs plan for boosting Tasmania’s economic recovery.

Labor Leader Rebecca White said the Government’s claims of an economic turnaround cannot be taken seriously when Premier Gutwein continues to ignore the reality of the dramatic job losses suffered across the state.

“We cannot take the recovery for granted and Peter Gutwein must stop misleading the Tasmanian people about the strength of the economy,” Ms White said.

“Tasmania’s unemployment rate is the worst in the country after lockdown-hit Victoria.

“Any reading of the unemployment data shows the hard work of creating more jobs for Tasmania has not yet begun, with the unemployment rate climbing a full percentage point in the last month to 7.4%.

“Peter Gutwein’s continued refusal to acknowledge the state of Tasmania’s jobs market shows this Government has no plan for jobs.

“This week’s State Budget will be critical in addressing this, and unless we see a dramatic turnaround in direction from the Gutwein Government the situation will only get worse.”

Labor is also determined to fix Tasmania’s political donations laws, which are the weakest in the country.

“We challenge the Gutwein Government to support Labor’s Donations Disclosure Bill when it comes before the Parliament this week.”

Rebecca White MP

Labor Leader

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