Thursday, 31 October 2024

Government performance

Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (10:09): Just five years ago the net debt for every Victorian was $2500 – that was for every man, woman and child. Today it has soared to $19,500. In a couple of years time it is going to reach $25,000 – that is for every man, woman and child in this state. This is as a direct result of the mismanagement by the Allan Labor government of Victoria’s budget. We know just how devastating that is because services are missing out and jobs are being cut. It is an absolute disgrace that debt has increased almost tenfold in that time. What this is doing is undermining the private sector’s confidence and business investment in this state. We need to be doing more. Those opposite have got no idea what they are setting up for future generations of Victorians with the enormity of this debt. It is just huge and the burden that will be placed on children in future generations is very sad, and it is all because of Labor’s legacy of mismanaging the Victorian budget.