IN a media release from Wednesday, May 5, 2023, Federal member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP said the Labour Budget fails to address concerns regarding inflation and rising costs-of-living.
In response to the $185B spending increase by Labour Government after less than a year in office, Mr. Birrell said, “We needed a budget that reduces inflation and reins in spending to combat the cost-of-living crisis facing all Australians.”
“The Shepparton Bypass and hundreds of other projects in the $120 billion infrastructure pipeline over the next decade are under review.
“This is code for cuts, and money being stripped from critical projects like the Shepparton Bypass to be redirected to capital city projects.
“After two wet years and major flooding our road network is a mess, $250 million in new funding is a fraction of what is needed.
“Under this budget, our roads will get worse before they get better,” said Mr Birrell.
Declaring that Regional Australia is responsible for a lot of the revenue that Labour Government happily pockets, Mr. Birrell believes the regions fail to receive any reinvestment.
“Millions of hard-working Australians have been left behind in this budget,” said Mr Birrell.
