INGA PEULICH MLC

Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region

Electorate Office: 376 Nepean Highway, Chelsea 3196
Tel: (03) 9772 1366; Fax: (03) 9772 4648
Email: inga.peulich@parliament.vic.gov.au
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Tuesday, May 09, 2017

State Budget for Frankston: Taxes up, Utilities Up, Crime Up

The recent Daniel Andrews State Labor Budget has delivered very little to Frankston residents.

South Eastern Metro MP Inga Peulich says Frankston residents are going to be much worse off as the
result of the State Budget. Taxes have been ramped up and projects in Frankston have been slashed or
forgotten.

In just over two years, Daniel Andrews has increased taxes by nearly $4 billion, an increase in taxation
revenue of over 22% that will ruin family budgets and hurt the hip-pocket, Ms Peulich said.

Despite Daniel Andrews record tax increase, violent crime rates in Frankston are increasing, road
congestion is getting worse, public transport is more crowded and less reliable, and the standard of
education our children is receiving is declining, Ms Peulich said.

This budget is all about Daniel Andrews political interests, not the interests of Frankston residents who
just want to be able to pay their bills and know their families are safe, Ms Peulich said.
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Vital projects which have been slashed or forgotten include:

$116.6 million missing for the relocation of the railway stable yards to Kananook;
Frankston Railway Station Precinct Development remains uncompleted, with only $5.5 million
going towards the improvements and a further $44.4 million remaining unaccounted for;
Promised funding for the Frankston Basketball Stadium, but we continue to wait;
$45 million slashed from the states training budget, while hundreds of young people drop out of
vocational education;
Getting rid of stamp duty concessions for investors buying off the plan;
Despite Frankstons crime tsunami, there is no money for new police stations or re-opening police
stations closed under Labor;
New stamp duties on property transfers between spouses;
Increases in stamp duty on new cars;
Annual property valuations that allow the Andrews government to increase land tax rises more
frequently, and consequent increases in fire services levy; and
Electricity prices that have increased in by 7.7% and gas prices that have increased by 7.8% in the
last quarter.

This budget delivers nothing but more pressure on power prices and family budgets. While Frankston
residents are struggling with higher taxes, bigger electricity and gas bills, rising water costs and higher
transport fares, Daniel Andrews keeps introducing new taxes and continues to unashamedly increase
existing taxes, Ms Peulich said.

Labor promised Victorians he would not introduce any new taxes or increase taxes but in each of his
three budgets, Daniel Andrews has broken that promise - Daniel Andrews is not only the highest taxing
Premier in Victorias history, hes the highest taxing Premier in Australia.

MEDIA CONTACT: INGA PEULICH (03) 9772 1366