Matthew Guy: Cost-of-living relief at forefront of Liberal-led state government
As we enter the last week of the campaign, Liberal Leader Matthew Guy makes his final pitch for your vote. Find out what he has to offer.
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Victorians have a very clear choice at this election between the Liberal and Nationals plan for you to Get Back In Control of your cost of living or more hip-pocket taxes under Daniel Andrews and Labor.
Under our Cost of Living Relief Packages, families can be up to $1700 a year better off.
We will cut electricity bills by up to $645; there will be free school books for government secondary school students worth $476 per student per year — with two children at school that is a saving of $972 — and we will introduce a Water Rebate Bonus with savings of up to $100.
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For low income earners there will be an energy discount of up $530, while red P plate drivers will receive a vehicle registration discount of $295.
Single-parent families, pensioners and retirees will all benefit with our Cost of Living Relief Packages.
And we will introduce the lowest payroll tax rate in Australia of just 1 per cent for regional and rural businesses to stimulate local economies and create jobs.
We will Get Back In Control of crime so people can rightly feel safe and secure on the streets, in parks and in their homes.
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Our plans will see gangs broken up on the street, with new anti-consorting laws; mandatory jail sentences where jail means jail; deportation of violent criminals who are not citizens and more community CCTV to protect our neighbourhoods.
Melbourne is jam-packed and choking. We will Get Back in Control of population growth to stabilise growth, to ease the pressure on gridlocked roads, our overburdened schools and hospitals and frontline services like police.
We want to build a better economy, not just a bigger economy, so we will spread the benefits across the state with decentralisation, including a European-style fast rail network and open up 290,000 blocks of land to make housing more affordable.
Contrast this with Daniel Andrews, who plans new taxes of $435 per year every year on residences, higher rego fees, increased payroll taxes, public transport tolls and more, to raise $12.5 billion to pay for his unfunded infrastructure promises.
The choice is clear: more of the same under Daniel Andrews with higher taxes, crime out of control and infrastructure chaos, or an opportunity to Get Back in Control of your cost of living and your safety by voting Liberal.
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