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Post by pactrpo on May 18, 2014 16:17:31 GMT 7
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Post by dani on May 18, 2014 16:38:49 GMT 7
So does this mean that people who have pensioner concession cards will no longer get discounts on electricity, gas, phone bills ect? |
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Post by pactrpo on May 18, 2014 16:55:21 GMT 7
looking like it.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 17:11:54 GMT 7
its getting better and better this budget...
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Post by dani on May 18, 2014 17:16:43 GMT 7
its getting better and better this budget... I was just reading an article which says that the states have to make up the difference and the commonwealth ended a 21yr agreement to give money to the states for the concessions. This was never really mentioned in the budget. Apparently the savings will be 1.3billion over 4 yrs. These cuts will effect OAP's, DSP's and and Newstart recipients I'm assuming. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 17:22:04 GMT 7
Cutting from the onces who really need it. I slowly get angry with this budget tralala.
Its a bit too much what they take from the onces in need.
But going out on a 50000$ dinner and feeling fine seems ok with mister hockey.
I hope demonstration continue and many 100000 go on the streets. You can see mister hockey working as plate washer in a few month if the system totally falls.
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Post by Banjo on May 18, 2014 17:23:41 GMT 7
its getting better and better this budget... I was just reading an article which says that the states have to make up the difference and the commonwealth ended a 21yr agreement to give money to the states for the concessions. This was never really mentioned in the budget. Apparently the savings will be 1.3billion over 4 yrs. These cuts will effect OAP's, DSP's and and Newstart recipients I'm assuming. It's blackmailing the states to beg for an increase in the GST, then the federal government can blame them. |
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Post by dani on May 18, 2014 17:35:17 GMT 7
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Post by itsmylife08 on May 18, 2014 17:39:26 GMT 7
Seems we've all been whacked by a Hockey stick  |
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Post by themental on May 21, 2014 17:40:32 GMT 7
So does that mean after 1 July we all have to pay full fare on public transport?
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Post by dani on May 21, 2014 18:09:38 GMT 7
So does that mean after 1 July we all have to pay full fare on public transport? It depends whether the states will pick up tab for the cuts the govt has made to commonwealth spending. |
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Post by latindancer on Jun 22, 2014 15:28:18 GMT 7
I will never vote Liberal again: pensioner A West Australian pensioner says she will never vote Liberal again after Premier Colin Barnett refused to fight more than $100 million in cuts to seniors concessions. Penny told ABC radio on Wednesday she and her house-mate, a fellow pensioner, viewed the proposed cuts as terrifying. "I'm shaking because I am so terrified of trying to pay full rates, full car registration, full electricity, full water rates," she said. "We still unfortunately have to pay a mortgage with the insurances ... fuel, plus everything else. How are we supposed to live? "As long as I live, which won't be long at this rate with stress, ... I will never vote Liberal again." Mr Barnett told parliament on Tuesday the state government would not pick up the $107 million over four years that the Commonwealth cut from WA. He said it would try to implement changes to concession programs "in a way that has minimal impact" on seniors and strive to protect those that helped people most in need. Council of the Ageing WA chief executive Ken Marston said he was disappointed a meeting with seniors minister Tony Simpson did not clarify who would be affected by the cuts. "A review of concessions is okay but we need to know who is going to be affected and we need to target the money to those most in need so we'll avoid those people sleeping in cars," Mr Marston said. Opposition leader Mark McGowan said Mr Barnett acted arrogantly in refusing to stand up for WA, especially given Liberal New South Wales Premier Mike Baird had written to the prime minister asking him not to cut seniors concession funding to the state. "He is not prepared to take up the fight," Mr McGowan said. WA Labor MP Amber-Jade Sanderson told state parliament on Tuesday single pensioners could lose $876 a year and couples about $1300 a year as a result of the cuts, which will affect free travel on public transport and discounts on local government rates, the energy services levy, vehicle registration and water charges. au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/24267954/i-will-never-vote-liberal-again-pensioner/ |
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