PAYROLL TAX REFORM NEEDED

As our economy struggles to cope with uncertainty we really need to diversify our economy. Small and medium businesses play an important role in this process and that is why we are pushing for payroll tax reform. After the announcement by Suncorp that they are considering moving jobs off shore it is more important than ever to secure our economic future. here is the press release-

The Katter’s Australian Party Cairns candidate Darren Hunt says the recent announcement that Suncorp was considering sending jobs off shore highlights the need for urgent payroll tax reform.

Mr Hunt said “Here we go again. Another day, another Queensland business being forced to look at sending jobs overseas. The government has claimed at the last election they were all about jobs, jobs, jobs. We’ve seen how well that worked out. Not only can’t they create the new ones they promised, but we are losing the ones we already have due to bureaucracy and a crippling tax regime.”

Mr Hunts’ calls come after Suncorp indicated they may be sending jobs off shore with the potential to lose thousands of finance sector jobs.

“The Australian Party has put forward a proposal for payroll tax reform that would help strengthen our economy. There is clearly something wrong that we are losing so many jobs and this must change if we want any jobs to remain in Queensland.”

“This government cannot continue to rely on job figures from the mining sector to cover up the obliteration of jobs in other sectors of our economy. If we do not have a diversified economy when the mining boom eases we will be left swinging in the breeze with no chance to come back. It is time Queensland was given a competitive edge and payroll tax reform will aid that.”

Darren Hunt
Australian Party Candidate for Cairns