❓ Dr. Nahan questions the Premier about the impact of increased household fees and charges on the WA economy and job losses. The Premier defends the government's economic performance and blames the previous government's financial mismanagement.
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HOUSEHOLD FEES AND CHARGES
308. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. How
is it that the Premier does not understand the economy, or understand that
slugging Western Australian households with a $700 increase in fees and
charges, impacts the broader economy, including retailers and small business,
and has contributed to the 6 000 jobs lost in WA over the last six months?
308. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. How
is it that the Premier does not understand the economy, or understand that
slugging Western Australian households with a $700 increase in fees and
charges, impacts the broader economy, including retailers and small business,
and has contributed to the 6 000 jobs lost in WA over the last six months?
AnswerView source ↗
In the time this government has been
in office, 37 000 new jobs have been created in Western Australia, two-thirds
of which are full time. That is the fact. The increase in fees and charges has
been around half the increase in fees and charges under the former government
when it came to office—around half. When members opposite were in
office, Christian Porter, Troy Buswell, Colin Barnett and the now Leader of the
Opposition—the four Treasurers of the last government—put up
electricity prices by 90 per cent, or, on average, by more than eight per cent
each year. That is what they did. They also left us with the worst debt burden
of any state government ever. They then come in here and say, ''Forget
about all that. That's all in the past. There's no legacy.''
They are like Year Zero—just forget about everything they did—as
though we do not have to deal with the wreckage that they left in Western Australia.
But we do have to deal with it. This government is doing it well. We have to
get the economy back on track, and we have to get the finances under control.
We also have to make sure we take account of the needs of the people of Western
Australia, and that is what we are doing.
in office, 37 000 new jobs have been created in Western Australia, two-thirds
of which are full time. That is the fact. The increase in fees and charges has
been around half the increase in fees and charges under the former government
when it came to office—around half. When members opposite were in
office, Christian Porter, Troy Buswell, Colin Barnett and the now Leader of the
Opposition—the four Treasurers of the last government—put up
electricity prices by 90 per cent, or, on average, by more than eight per cent
each year. That is what they did. They also left us with the worst debt burden
of any state government ever. They then come in here and say, ''Forget
about all that. That's all in the past. There's no legacy.''
They are like Year Zero—just forget about everything they did—as
though we do not have to deal with the wreckage that they left in Western Australia.
But we do have to deal with it. This government is doing it well. We have to
get the economy back on track, and we have to get the finances under control.
We also have to make sure we take account of the needs of the people of Western
Australia, and that is what we are doing.
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