Member for Nanango, Deb Frecklington, says regional families will bear the brunt of the Labor Government and Queensland cross benchers decision to slug Queensland families with their third 3.5 per cent increase on family car rego.
Mrs Frecklington said the continuing increases were hurting local families because in country areas, like the South Burnett and the Somerset it’s almost essential to own your own car.
“In country areas, large distances must be covered to get into town. Our community knows this and they live with it each day, but they are sick and tired of being treated like cash cows year after year, just because they must own a car.
“They keep being milked each year by this Labor Government. Their rego goes up, but they don’t get much in return. People look at the condition of our roads and ask, where is my rego money going?
“In 2015, I joined with my LNP Colleagues to sign the Pledge to cap car rego costs. Three years later, rego costs keep going up by 3.5 percent each year - much higher than the inflation rate.
“When the LNP were in Government, we froze car rego for three years. In stark comparison, as soon as this Labor Government had the chance, they started their rego increases, and they’re not going to stop. They know it hurts the hardest in the bush, but they don’t care, because they don’t care about country people.”
Deb is encouraging the community to have their say and sign the Fairer Rego Petition at: http://www.fairerrego.com.au/
