Media Release.
| 29 May 2013 |
| The Newman Government's 2 per cent hike in the insurance duty exposes
the hollow words of the Liberal National Party's Federal MPs in north
Queensland. Senator for Queensland Jan McLucas said the Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, and the Member for Dawson, George Christensen should be embarrassed that Campbell Newman has made insurance more unaffordable for home owners. "The Queensland LNP Government's decision to raise the insurance duty from 7 to 9 per cent is a cruel slug on Queensland home-owners," Senator McLucas said. She said Mr Entsch and Mr Christensen had both raised false expectations they would take action to make insurance affordable. "Talk of 8 point plans and submissions to policy development committees is cheap unless there's any real action." "Mr Entsch's comment today that the insurance duty increase is bad policy is just more empty words because he knows his own party is not listening to him," Senator McLucas said. "I notice the once vocal Mr Christensen, like Member for Cairns Gavin King, hasn't said a word about his own party's decision." "The cost of living has risen dramatically in Queensland since the election of the Newman LNP Government, with electricity price hikes and other increased charges set to hit households." "It's bad enough that north Queenslanders still reeling from Cyclone Yasi have to struggle with insurance companies and be forced to pay higher premiums." Senator McLucas said the LNP's decision flew in the face of the recommendations of the HIH Royal Commission, the Henry Review and the Johnson Report that the insurance duty should be abolished. "The Gillard Government is investing $100 million in flood mitigation works across Queensland, putting downward pressure on premiums." |
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