Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto labels Tuesday's state budget a 'failure of leadership', accusing his political opponents of missing an opportunity to turn around the state's growing debt.
Liberal Party leader John Pesutto will introduce a bill to reverse recent payroll tax assessment changes for doctors.
Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto has vowed to introduce a bill to state parliament to reverse changes to the way payroll tax is collected from doctors. "I think there's a very good opportunity to attract crossbench support because everybody understands that the extension of payroll tax to GPs means a combination of higher out-of-pocket costs, reduced access to bulk billing and more pressure on our emergency departments," he said.
"They could have admitted the mistakes, tragic mistakes, expensive mistakes, irresponsible and reckless mistakes that they made," Mr Pesutto said.Families with school-aged children are among the biggest winners in this year's budget. But as the government grapples with rising debt, there are some cuts and delays to major projects.Some of the announcements in the budget included a $400 credit for children at government schools and money towards major hospital upgrades.
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