It Doesn’t Add Up And She’ll Have To Cut Health

Jess Wilson promises a cash surplus by 2032, which requires $40 billion in savings.

She says her public service hiring freeze will save $22 billion.

So we took a hiring freeze to the independent Parliamentary Budget Office for costing.

The PBO said a hiring freeze would save only $8.5 billion by her surplus deadline.

Jess Wilson might argue that more savings will arrive after 2032.

But savings that arrive later won’t deliver a surplus by her deadline.

So where will the rest of the money come from?

The answer is health – the biggest line item in Victoria’s Budget

Quotes attributable to Treasurer Colin Brooks

“Where will Liberal-One Nation savings come from? The answer is always health.”

“The result is an Americanised health system that’s about your credit card, not your Medicare card.”