Queenslanders have much to fear from Annastacia Palaszczuk and Labor when it comes to taxes on families and small business.
LNP Shadow Treasurer Scott Emerson said today’s revelations that Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten planned to hit Australians with $150 billion in new taxes should frighten all Queensland families.
“The LNP understands how hard it is for Queensland families to make ends meet and for businesses to stay afloat,” Mr Emerson said.
“Bill Shorten and Annastacia Palaszczuk are one and the same when it comes to slugging households with higher taxes to pay for their waste and inexperience.
“One thing is assured – with both Shorten and Palaszczuk supporting a 50 per cent renewable energy target, your electricity bill is going to continue to sky-rocket and it’s all Labor’s fault.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk was elected promising there would be no new or increased taxes. What have we seen since then?
“Labor has been jacking up government fees such as car registration at double the rate of inflation.
“In the last two state budgets, the Labor Government has introduced two new taxes on the property industry which will drive away investment and cost jobs.
“Taxes have increased by more than $50 per person or almost $200 per family on Annastacia Palaszczuk’s watch.
“Labor’s first budget scrapped the LNP’s payroll tax cuts, which would have lowered taxes for thousands of small businesses and created more jobs.
“Now Bill Shorten has made it clear he’ll slug Australian families and businesses with higher taxes if he gets into power and clearly Annastacia Palaszczuk has the same idea.
“Treasurer Curtis Pitt has already signalled he wants to have a ‘conversation’ with Queenslanders about higher taxes and the Premier has refused to rule out tax hikes in the future.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk has to come clean with Queenslanders about which of Bill Shorten’s new taxes she supports, otherwise it’s obvious she supports all of them.
“The LNP is the only party with a plan to cut cost of living for Queenslanders and reduce taxes on small business.”
