Premier
Peter Gutwein needs to implement a real support plan to help struggling
Tasmanian workers and businesses.
Shadow
Minister for Economic Development Dean Winter said the Business Support Package
was not enough.
“The
$20 million Business Support Package is a joke, it won’t go close to providing
the support needed for struggling Tasmanian workers and businesses,” Mr Winter
said.
“We
need a plan, and while Premier Peter Gutwein can read the ABS data from July all
he likes, the fact is we are here in August and businesses and workers are
really starting to struggle.
“With
lockdowns causing increasing uncertainty, the government will need to detail
contingency plans for the next few weeks and months should COVID forced the
extension of lockdowns.”
Mr
Winter said ABS data released today showed Tasmania’s wages remain well below
the national average.
“Wages in Tasmania are $11,000 below the national average, this is despite the state’s cost of living now being ahead of most of the mainland, including major metro areas.”
Dean Winter MP
Shadow Minister for Economic Development
