More jobs gone for Victorians
21 May 2020
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ labour force release shows 132,200 fewer Victorians were employed from March to April as the COVID-19 lockdown wreaked havoc on Victorian jobs.More than 117,000 of Victorians losing employment were reported within greater Melbourne, with the Melbourne’s South-East (down 25,300), North-East (down 22,600) and West (down...
read moreQuarterly report paints Victoria’s grim economic picture
20 May 2020
Tonight’s release of the latest ANZ Stateometer report shows Victorians are experiencing some of the worst economic effects in the country following the state’s toughest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The report is not good news for homeowners or residential mum-and-dad investors with the state’s reliance on international tourism having weakened the housing market more...
read moreEducation Minister confirms Labor’s “big borrow” to be spent on 2018 election commitments
18 May 2020
Labor’s Education Minister, James Merlino, has today at a Parliamentary Committee hearing admitted that Labor will be using some of the $24.5 billion of “pandemic” borrowings to fund school building election commitments from 2018. The admission that Labor’s “big borrow” will be spent funding election commitments from 2018 shows that...
read moreLatest economic data grim for Victoria
15 May 2020
The latest Victorian budget update paints a grim picture of Victoria's finances. Labor Treasurer Tim Pallas began delivering deficits in September last year but only now has admitted he has given up on chasing surpluses. Victoria's budget was in deficit well before this year's bushfire and coronavirus pandemic with only...
read moreLiberal Nationals call for land tax relief to support tenants and property owners
28 April 2020
The Liberal Nationals call on the Victorian Government to deliver land tax credits for property owners who provide rent relief to tenants affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Landlords who do the right thing and lower the rent for commercial tenants who have had to shut their doors or residential tenants who...
read moreJobKeeper payments need to be exempt from payroll tax
05 April 2020
The Federal Government’s $1,500-a-fortnight JobKeeper payments need to be exempt from Victoria’s payroll tax. The Federal Government’s historic JobKeeper payment is designed to keep businesses connected to their workforce and to keep workers afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, under existing Victorian law, these payments will attract payroll tax. In...
read moreSmall business package leaves questions unanswered
21 March 2020
Small businesses have been crying out for a comprehensive relief package to stop them closing their doors and cutting Victorian jobs as a result of the unprecedented pressure of COVID-19. All other states and the Federal Government have already announced small business relief packages, but the Andrews Labor Government’s delays...
read moreThe Federal Liberal Nationals Government gives, and the State Labor Government takes away
17 March 2020
Despite the devastating impact COVID-19 is having on the Victorian economy, Labor Treasurer Tim Pallas refused in Question Time today to rule out increasing taxes and charges in the upcoming State Budget. The Federal Liberal Nationals Government has announced an $18 billion stimulus package with a further package to come....
read moreLabor hands down disastrous mid-year financial report
13 March 2020
Labor has officially buggered the budget. Today the Andrews Labor Government handed down its disastrous Mid-Year Financial Report with a staggering $1.1 billion deficit. And it’s only going to get worse considering this result was until December 2019, before the devastating bushfires or the coronavirus. It’s the third negative quarter...
read moreTreasurer refuses to rule out a deficit for Labor’s botched budget
11 March 2020
Labor Treasurer Tim Pallas has today refused to rule out plunging the state’s budget into a deficit. Speaking at a CEDA conference today, Treasurer Tim Pallas spoke about the impacts coronavirus would have on Victoria’s budget. However, he neglected to mention: The impact of Labor’s $25 billion in waste and...
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