DELIVERING FOR TASMANIA

A STRONGER ECONOMY AND MORE JOBS

A record $2.6 billion in job creating infrastructure projects including new schools, hospital redevelopments and road upgrades.
Support for around 4500 more apprentices and trainees by extending targeted small business grants and the Payroll Tax Rebate.
Payroll Tax cuts to encourage small and medium size businesses to create around 650 more jobs by saving them up to $15,750 each year.
Extend the $20,000 First Home Owners Grant.
Extend the energy rebate scheme for unregulated commercial and industrial customers providing $10 M in relief for medium to large employers.
$16 M to take tourism to the next level and encourage jobs growth.
Implement the next phase of our comprehensive AgriFood Plan.
$18.9 million for TasTAFE infrastructure including Centres of Excellence in agriculture, trades and water, and tourism and hospitality to support more jobs.

Open 298 new hospital beds and recruit 1,331 new hospital and health staff - $757 M^
Rural Hospital and Ambulance Centre upgrades - $15 M
Record boost for mental health including 25 new beds - $95 M^
Invest $324 M^ to employ 358 more staff in our schools, extend all high schools to Year 12 and invest in early learning.
An additional 1500 new affordable homes under stage two of our Affordable Housing Strategy - $125 M*
Tasmania’s contribution to the National Redress Scheme - $40 M*
An extra $24 M for more Child Safety Officers, support the child protection redesign and assist vulnerable children with complex needs in Out of Home Care.
Increased funding for Neighbourhood Houses - $8.8 M

An additional 125 police officers, including Specialist Ice Investigators – $37 M.
Investing in new prison infrastructure - $70 M for a Southern Remand Centre at Risdon and $150 M* for Stage 1 of a new Northern Prison.
Crackdown on shoplifting - $2 M for interest free loans to small business.
$2 M equipment upgrade fund for SES and TFS volunteer units.
$20.2 M to tackle family violence and implement the second stage of the Family Violence Action Plan.

Cap power prices at CPI for three years saving the average residential customer about $179 a year.
Freeze water and sewerage price rises in 2019-20, and cap future increases to no more than 3.5 per cent.
Rates and water and sewerage concessions for low income households totalling $111.5 M.
Energy concessions for low income earners - $181.8 M.
50 per cent stamp duty concession for seniors downsizing their home, representing a saving of up to $7,000.
First Home Buyers 50 per cent Duty holiday, representing a saving of up to $7,000.
Ticket to Play vouchers to enable more children to access organised sport - $3 M.

$31 M for National Parks including iconic experiences, maintenance, 15 more rangers and frontline staff.
Create Tasmania’s next iconic walk – up to $20 M~.
$10 M to upgrade sports facilities for women and girls.
Free Seniors Parks Pass for one year, and a 50 per cent ongoing discount.
Freeze trout fishing licence fees for four years.
$3.7 M for new and improved fishing infrastructure.

> Includes Australian Government funding * funding that is part of a larger project ~ over five years ^ over six years