Here we go again while the ALP and LNP stand there with their hand on their hearts telling everyone how they understand how tough everyone is doing it in the current economic climate they are getting ready to bombard you with millions of dollar advertising campaigns getting paid for by YOU.
Instead of money being spent on our health system, education, roads or law and order we will get political ads. Which would you rather???
Here is the media release from our Party leader on the Queensland Party position on this disgusting rort
Queensland Party Leader, Aidan McLindon, has slammed Queensland’s new electoral funding arrangements which will see taxpayers fund the majority of the ALP and LNP multi-million dollar election campaigns. Mr McLindon pledged to overturn the legislation and stated that neither the ALP nor LNP intends to review this legislative rort.
The laws, which came into force in May, were supposed to reduce electoral expenditure but yesterday the LNP President confirmed at the party’s annual convention that its spending will double for the next election, which will be the first funded almost entirely by taxpayers.
“Queenslanders should feel very angry about this legislation which will see them fund the bulk of electoral advertising for the major parties,” said Mr McLindon.
“The ALP are desperate for cash and rushed this law through the parliament and the LNP have rolled over and accepted it without any intention to rectify it in the future.”
“The actions of the LNP show they are not serious about ending this massive rort. Queensland now has a pretend opposition leader being paid an extra $70,000 on top of his already large wage for a job he is not doing. That is the sign of a political party that has its own interests before the interests of Queensland.”
“The LNP President is now boasting about how large his party’s taxpayer funded campaign will be, while spruiking how tough Campbell Newman is doing it when the LNP receives $1 million every six months from the taxpayer, on top of their massive taxpayer sponsored electoral funding, to pay for his salary.”
“The Queensland Party is proud that it operates without taxpayer funding and if elected will overturn these laws which Queenslanders oppose. Queenslanders are sick and tired of political parties feathering their own nests. The Queensland Party is a party of principle and will end this rort.”
MEDIA CONTACT: AIDAN McLINDON | 0400 408 443
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