Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today welcomed an announcement from independent credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s that a Liberal Government would not be a threat to the state’s AAA credit rating. “Treasurer Foley made a series of outrageous claims yesterday that if a Liberal Government was elected the state’s AAA credit rating would be at…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today welcomed an announcement from independent credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s that a Liberal Government would not be a threat to the state’s AAA credit rating. “Treasurer Foley made a series of outrageous claims yesterday that if a Liberal Government was elected the state’s AAA credit rating would be at…
DetailsA Liberal Government would cut Labor waste to fund high priority areas including tax relief and concessions, mental health, disability services, education, police and roads. Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said up to $300 million a year could be saved to pay for significant new funding commitments in these high priority areas. “Liberal promises during this…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Mr Foley had embarrassed himself and the Labor Government in a 45-minute closed door briefing for journalists in a desperate attempt to defend his government’s disappointing economic record. “However, no amount of political spin from Mr Foley could hide the brutal truth that South Australia’s economic growth and…
DetailsThe Government has refused to release 26 of 29 documents requested under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws relating to the taxpayer-funded settlement with the Premier’s former adviser Randall Ashbourne, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. But the three documents that were released reveal Mr Ashbourne was paid at least $443,500, including all of his legal…
DetailsPremier Rann and Treasurer Foley made no mention of a multi-million dollar Government financial assistance package to Ingham in their public statement on the issue, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “The Premier, in a number of media statements, has deliberately not mentioned a $46 million State Government assistance package in which the State Government…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the State Government would have to do better than sending out Jay Weatherill to claim incorrectly that there was a ‘gaffe’ in the Liberal Party costings for its ground-breaking concessions policy. This new utilities allowance is based on similar Commonwealth payments, with similar eligibility rules. The Federal Government has…
DetailsThe State Ombudsman has intervened and taken action to stop the Rann Government from refusing to consider a number of Freedom of Information (FOI) applications until after the coming election, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “In December last year the Rann Government and its officers tried to delay responding to 30 FOI applications from…
DetailsAttorney-General Michael Atkinson must explain why his government department is listed on the latest Funding and Disclosure Return lodged by the ALP, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Every year, each political party is required to lodge with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) a disclosure return which lists sources of all funds given to the…
DetailsThe latest retail trade figures further highlight that the massive increase in state taxes and charges under the Labor Government are holding back economic and jobs growth in South Australia, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. The December figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that South Australia is the worst…
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