The Hodgman Liberal Government’s long-term plan is all about creating jobs, boosting the economy and increasing confidence and the Property Council survey released today shows that Tasmania is heading in the right direction.
While there is still a lot of work to do, the surge over the last 12 months in confidence levels reported by the Property Council is welcome news.
When we came to Government last year, we said we would create jobs by unleashing our economic potential and supporting vital industries like the property sector. Our long-term Plan includes bold reforms like introducing a single, state-wide planning scheme, scrapping headworks charges, reducing red and green tape and continuing the First Home Builder Boost.
The 2015-16 Budget included a massive $1.8 billion infrastructure investment as well as a $315 million job stimulus plan that will support the high levels of confidence that we are seeing in Tasmania right now.
This survey shows that confidence in Tasmania is the second highest in the country and follows recent NAB surveys that show Tasmania has the highest level of business confidence in the country.