The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s lack of a plan is hurting the Queensland economy, but the Premier doesn’t want to hear about it.
Yesterday’s state final demand figures showed Queensland was the worst performing domestic economy of all states in Australia.
Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg said despite the concerning result, Treasurer Curtis Pitt had downplayed the figures and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had this morning followed suit.
“Not only did the Palaszczuk Labor Government come into power with no plan, but they have also imposed a freeze on infrastructure until they can work out what they’re doing,” Mr Springborg said.
“The government’s also announced more than sixty reviews in seven months - that’s roughly two reviews every week since Labor’s been in office.
“What we have is a government more interested in reviewing than doing, and despite the obvious impact this is having on the economy, it appears the Premier and her cabinet don’t want to listen.”
Mr Springborg said Queenslanders couldn’t be blamed for feeling let down by the Palaszczuk Labor Government.
“As each day passes, it becomes clear that Labor never had a plan to take Queensland forward. All it had was a vendetta against the LNP and a ‘To Do’ list from union bosses,” he said.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk wasn’t upfront with Queenslanders before her government was elected.
“Queenslanders didn’t vote for an infrastructure freeze, a raid on superannuation or higher electricity prices. They voted for jobs and a government that would listen but sadly this is not what they are getting under Labor.”
Shadow Treasurer John-Paul Langbroek said the Palaszczuk Labor Government needed to stop making it up on the run and start developing a plan to grow the economy.
“The Treasurer has been all over the shop, claiming we’re in a recession one week and a boom the next. He said state final demand was a ‘key ABS measure’ but now it’s just a ‘partial measure’ of the economy’,” he said.
“Curtis Pitt either doesn’t know what he’s doing, or worse, he doesn’t want to know that by doing nothing the Labor Government is responsible for the Queensland economy hurting.
“Only the LNP has a real plan for a sustainable and growing economy that creates jobs and takes Queensland forward.”
