By ANDREW SCOBIE*
WITH the latest polls pointing to the prospect of neither major party winning a majority of seats at the forthcoming State Election due in March next year, the issue of political stability is paramount.
Undoubtedly, the parties will campaign to win majority government, but history shows that majority government does not necessarily guarantee [...]
A STATE Treasury proposal to set up a new grants structure to replace the Tasmanian Community Fund, established from the proceeds of the sale of the Trust Bank, and the Government’s Community Support Levy funded from gambling revenue, threatens the independence of a body that has distributed more than $40 million to Tasmanian charities and [...]
TASMANIA must have a plan to bring the State Budget into surplus ahead of the Commonwealth in 2015-16, to send a positive signal to business and the community.
The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) says Tasmania now faces a $1.7 billion budget shortfall over the next four years.
ANY change to the Tasmanian Government’s procurement guidelines to favour local business during the current economic downturn would bring significant disadvantages.
Tasmania’s peak employer body, the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (TCCI) says such a move would be risky and could lead to retaliatory action by other state governments and in overseas markets.
