Thursday 25th August- Courtesy www.nsw.liberal.org.au
NSW Liberal Leader John Brogden today announced the Liberal/Nationals Coalition economic and government reform program to make New South Wales Number One Again.
“The reform program will begin to tackle Labor’s high taxing regime by cutting payroll tax, while eradicating Labor Government waste and duplication, which together will improve our interstate and international competitiveness.
“A Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government will introduce payroll tax cuts of up to $15,000 for more than 22,000 NSW businesses and exempt more than 4,500 NSW businesses from payroll by increasing the tax-free threshold on annual payrolls from $600,000 to $850,000.
[NOTE: For full media release including statistic table of THE LIBERAL/NATIONALS COALITION PAYROLL TAX CUT, go to http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/archive_campaigns/
MillenniumRelease_MakingNSWNo1Again.pdf]
“To further stimulate economic growth and make New South Wales a more attractive state in which to do business, the Coalition will cut Workcover premiums by 10%, and not introduce new taxes or increase existing taxes.
“These measures, coupled with a comprehensive offensive against waste and duplication will result in the state budget being returned to surplus and the retention of New South Wales’ AAA credit rating,” Mr Brogden said.
“The offensive against waste, rampant growth in government expenses and duplication will commence with the slashing of Government departments to just 9, comprising of:
• Premier (Infrastructure, Planning and Major Projects);
• Treasury;
• Transport and Infrastructure Services;
• Health;
• State and Regional Development;
• Community Renewal;
• Education;
• Primary Industries and Natural Resources; and
• Justice
“The consolidation of government departments will enable us to reduce senior public sector expenses by slashing ‘fat cat’ positions by 25%.
“Displaced public servants, who get paid to do nothing under Labor will be removed from the payroll by abolishing the existing ‘No Forced Redundancy’ policy.
The Liberal/Nationals Coalition will also introduce a two-year public sector hiring freeze that will save approximately $1 billion in the first year.
“Importantly and in line with my commitment to effective service delivery, frontline services in Health, Education, Police, Corrective Services, Juvenile Justice, Emergency Services, Transport and Community Services will be quarantined from the hiring freeze,” Mr Brogden said.
“The NSW public sector workforce will be reduced by approximately 29,000 over two years from 2007 to 2009.
“Making New South Wales Number One Again is a central plank in the Liberal/Nationals Coalition plan to Rebuild New South Wales.
“The NSW economy should be the strongest, the fastest growing and the most competitive in Australia and it will be again under a Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government,” Mr Brogden said.
[NOTE: For full media release including statistic table of THE LIBERAL/NATIONALS COALITION PAYROLL TAX CUT, go to http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/archive_campaigns/
MillenniumRelease_MakingNSWNo1Again.pdf]
Sounds like a forward thinking plan to me..
NSW Liberal Leader John Brogden today announced the Liberal/Nationals Coalition economic and government reform program to make New South Wales Number One Again.
“The reform program will begin to tackle Labor’s high taxing regime by cutting payroll tax, while eradicating Labor Government waste and duplication, which together will improve our interstate and international competitiveness.
“A Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government will introduce payroll tax cuts of up to $15,000 for more than 22,000 NSW businesses and exempt more than 4,500 NSW businesses from payroll by increasing the tax-free threshold on annual payrolls from $600,000 to $850,000.
[NOTE: For full media release including statistic table of THE LIBERAL/NATIONALS COALITION PAYROLL TAX CUT, go to http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/archive_campaigns/
MillenniumRelease_MakingNSWNo1Again.pdf]
“To further stimulate economic growth and make New South Wales a more attractive state in which to do business, the Coalition will cut Workcover premiums by 10%, and not introduce new taxes or increase existing taxes.
“These measures, coupled with a comprehensive offensive against waste and duplication will result in the state budget being returned to surplus and the retention of New South Wales’ AAA credit rating,” Mr Brogden said.
“The offensive against waste, rampant growth in government expenses and duplication will commence with the slashing of Government departments to just 9, comprising of:
• Premier (Infrastructure, Planning and Major Projects);
• Treasury;
• Transport and Infrastructure Services;
• Health;
• State and Regional Development;
• Community Renewal;
• Education;
• Primary Industries and Natural Resources; and
• Justice
“The consolidation of government departments will enable us to reduce senior public sector expenses by slashing ‘fat cat’ positions by 25%.
“Displaced public servants, who get paid to do nothing under Labor will be removed from the payroll by abolishing the existing ‘No Forced Redundancy’ policy.
The Liberal/Nationals Coalition will also introduce a two-year public sector hiring freeze that will save approximately $1 billion in the first year.
“Importantly and in line with my commitment to effective service delivery, frontline services in Health, Education, Police, Corrective Services, Juvenile Justice, Emergency Services, Transport and Community Services will be quarantined from the hiring freeze,” Mr Brogden said.
“The NSW public sector workforce will be reduced by approximately 29,000 over two years from 2007 to 2009.
“Making New South Wales Number One Again is a central plank in the Liberal/Nationals Coalition plan to Rebuild New South Wales.
“The NSW economy should be the strongest, the fastest growing and the most competitive in Australia and it will be again under a Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government,” Mr Brogden said.
[NOTE: For full media release including statistic table of THE LIBERAL/NATIONALS COALITION PAYROLL TAX CUT, go to http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/archive_campaigns/
MillenniumRelease_MakingNSWNo1Again.pdf]
Sounds like a forward thinking plan to me..