The former PM backed in NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet as the NSW Liberals up an assault on Labor’s economic credentials and allege a $13 billion funding gap.
Former prime minister John Howard has labelled NSW Labor as an economic risk that voters can’t afford to take, as the Liberals switch their election attack to finances alleging a $13 billion “black hole” in Labor’s costings.
on Monday, where the auditor is expected to tally both parties’ commitments much higher than the $5.5 billion the Liberals have claimed and the $5.3 billion from Labor.and working at cross-purposes with the Reserve Bank by stoking inflation with their election commitments.
The attack came as Opposition leader Mr Minns appeared on stage in Parramatta to rally against privatisation and to reveal plans for a constitutional change to protect Sydney Water and Hunter Water, which he claimed are potential privatisation targets despite Coalition reassurances.indicated that Labor’s election platform, including a plan to scrap a public sector wage cap, could be underestimated by as much as $12.7 billion. The public sector wage plan would potentially cost as much as $8.
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