Treasurer and Minister for Investment The Honourable Cameron Dick
Queensland Parliament has today passed a series of measures the underpin the Palaszczuk Government’s plan to reduce debt and achieve $3 billion in savings over four years.
Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick said the Debt Reduction and Savings Bill represented the latest step in the Government’s economic recovery strategy that is sustaining, supporting and creating jobs.
“The reform measures included in this Bill are will ensure that we use every dollar of taxpayers’ money as prudently as possible, delivering the infrastructure and services Queenslanders deserve,” the Treasurer said
Queensland Police are already working with 30 men after a report from the corruption watchdog found they were discriminated against due to a 50 per cent gender policy.
A plan to slash $3 billion in costs from Queensland s public sector has so far identified just $3 million in savings, prompting opposition accusations the government was attempting one of the greatest get-rich schemes of all time . In September Treasurer Cameron Dick pledged to implement a Debt and Savings plan, which would deliver $3 billion in savings for the government over four years. The savings would be found through the establishment of the Queensland Future Fund to pay down debt and the consolidation or abolition of some government services including the state s Productivity Commission, Building Queensland and the Public Safety Business Agency. However, a report by Queensland Parliament s Economics and Governance Committee on the Debt Reduction and Savings Bill reveals only $3 million in annual savings had been identified to date.