Deputy LNP Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says Annastacia Palaszczuk better not come to Nanango empty-handed on her fly-in, fly-out visit.
“It’s taken this Premier nearly three years to find Kingaroy on the map and a whistle-stop tour won’t make the people of Nanango forget Labor has done nothing for three years,” Ms Frecklington said.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk better bring her cheque book and scratch out a re-building grant or payroll tax relief for local pork processing plant Swickers.
“It’s the least Labor can do for this major regional employer and it’s something I have been fighting for since fire devastated the plant last November.
“After the fire, Swickers kept all their employees on the books while they rebuilt the factory and it’s not fair that they should have to fork out for payroll tax on these wages.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk also needs to provide some relief for families and farmers from record high electricity prices.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk has offered taxpayer-funded, cut-price electricity for people in south-east Queensland where she needs the votes but nothing for families and farmers in the regions.
“My community survey work shows 65 per cent of locals have had to cut items from their weekly budget just to pay their bills and 81 per cent feel like the cost of living has increased beyond wage growth in the past five years – that’s a terrible squeeze on family budgets.
“Under Annastacia Palaszczuk, electricity prices have hit record highs and car registration has increased by $50 in just two years.
“Enough is enough. Families and farmers are paying too much and Labor doesn’t have a plan to ease the cost of living.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk should commit today to adopt the LNP’s policy to freeze rego for the family car, freeze energy company executive bonuses until electricity prices decrease and re-establish the LNP’s Agriculture Energy and Water Council to work with farmers to tackle rising electricity prices.”
