Media Release.
Shadow
Treasurer Curtis Pitt says the Premier is again raising the hopes of
Queenslanders with his cost-of-living promises.
"His
latest effort is to guarantee Queenslanders will not be hit by double-digit
power price rises without explaining how," Mr Pitt said.
"His new
benchmark promise means he is committing to more than halving the average 21 per
cent rise recommended by the QCA.
"Double
digits start at 10 so if the Premier is now saying all households will face
rises of less than that, it's still a hefty increase after promising ongoing
savings.
"That is
now his benchmark and his guarantee so he needs to fully explain how he will do
that, at what cost, and how that will effect the budget position.
"By
finding money for subsidies after sacking 14,000 workers supposedly because of
the budget position, he truly shows there is no strategy and he's making it up
as he goes along.
"He must
provide details immediately on how it is to be achieved or stop offering false
hope to Queensland families who are already hurting thanks to decisions by the
Newman Government."
Mr Pitt
said the Premier's comments smacked of desperation to fix a political hole he
now finds himself in, and they do nothing to explain how he plans to turn
possible jumps in power bills of up to $500 a year announced last week into the
ongoing saving of $120 a year he promised for all Queensland households at the
election.
"Nobody
likes the price rises recommended by the Queensland Competition Authority but
that is no excuse for making promises that are ill-considered and may only
disappoint people," he said.
"The whole
issue shows how badly the LNP misled voters at the last election when they
guaranteed they could lower the cost of living."
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