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Buswell's first Budget hurts low income earners
Troy Buswell’s first budget attacks low income earners, which is consistent with this government’s approach since it took office.
The steep increase in household fees and charges this government is imposing will hurt the people who can least afford it. It could mean an extra $334 per year for the average family budget to find.
“With the government also imposing a wages cap on public sector workers this will be a double whack for them, particularly lower paid public servants like hospital and school cleaners, patient care assistants and education assistants,” said LHMU Secretary Dave Kelly.
“Its easy to maintain a budget surplus when you are cutting services and charging higher fees.
“This government campaigned at the last election on the fact that many West Australians have not seen any benefits of the boom. In his government’s first budget he intends to hurt those people the most,” Dave said.
“I don’t know how they expect us to cope with this. On the one hand they are making us pay more for our basic living expenses and on the other they are saying we won’t get a fair wage increase for the next three years,” said Brett Clements, School Cleaner at Mount Lawley SHS.
