Tasmanian Treasurer vows ‘no jobs will go’ under major budget cuts | Sky News Australia

Tasmania's Treasurer Peter Gutwein has defended a cost-cutting blitz in the state's public sector, promising ‘no jobs will go’.

The state will be plunged into $1 billion of debt over four years, breaking an election promise to remain debt-free, assuming a $450 million efficiency dividend over the forward estimates from cuts to consultants and travel. Shadow Treasurer Scott Bacon says, ‘there is no way that Peter Gutwein can deliver on $450 million worth of cuts to the public service without having to cut jobs'. Mr Gutwein says, ‘we will just manage bringing people on, into the sector, as and when we need it'.

Election over. LNP can stop Lying about Labor and the Economy and get back to CUTS CUTS CUTS Did you think we would get anything else? auspol

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