The Hodgman Liberal Government will save struggling Tasmanian households nearly $550 by taking over TasWater and fixing Tasmania’s second rate and failed water and sewerage infrastructure.
Under the Labor/Taswater do-nothing approach, water and sewerage prices are forecast to rise by five percent each year for the next six years. Struggling Tasmanian families, counting every dollar, cannot afford these increases.
In contrast, our Plan will cut price increases to no more than 3.5 percent saving households up to $550.
Labor and TasWater think it is okay to spend another 10 years to fix the 25 towns on boil water or do not consume alerts, sewage spills seven times the national average and having only one of 78 sewerage treatment plant compliant with EPA standards.
The Government will ensure that all payment concessions will remain in place and by guaranteeing financial returns to councils, there will be no need for rates to increase.
The Liberal Plan means a faster and fairer solution for Tasmania’s second rate water and sewerage infrastructure, additional jobs for 1000 Tasmanians during the construction phase, and a much better deal for those Tasmanian households counting every dollar.
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