Greater Bay area wants government to cut waste and create more jobs

THE LNP said Redlands and Cleveland residents turned out to a Waste Watch roundtable this week to ask the government to cut the red tape which is costing jobs in the areas.

LNP State MPs Peter Dowling and Mark Robinson hosted the forum with Shadow Waste Watch Minister Fiona Simpson and local business leaders to ask how they wanted Government reformed.

Ms Simpson said the business leaders were very frustrated because they not only want to see the local economy and jobs maintained, but they say more jobs need to be created. 

“The message was clear – Government waste under Labor isn’t just the big spending blowouts such as the health payroll debacle which cost $220 million more than it should – it’s about routine wasted processes and red tape. The LNP wants to fix that,” she said.

“We want to make sure these business leaders and the community are heard to help bring about desperately needed change.

“The waste must be cut and turned into productivity. That’s the only way to take the pressure off people’s soaring cost of living and make Queensland liveable and affordable again.”

One of the main issues was the overly complicated and bureaucratic structure of Government departments where no one seemed in charge or would take responsibility.

Work Cover premium hikes were also costing local jobs, with question marks raised over how that Government insurance system was being managed.

Mr Dowling said the CanDo LNP team would stimulate economic growth by cutting Government red tape.

Mr Robinson said the region needed a Government which focussed on creating local jobs instead of cutting them.

They all urged people to have their say about how Government should be reformed to cut wasteful spending and red tape by going to www.stoplaborwaste.com.

“A CanDo LNP government will focus on people, not politics.”