The Independent Member for Kurrajong has welcomed the housing, community services and child safety commitments in this year’s ACT Budget, but has also expressed concern at the ongoing fiscal challenges faced by the territory.
Mr Emerson says he’s disappointed that the Budget provided no additional support for small businesses in Civic impacted by the ongoing light rail construction works.
“This is a missed opportunity to back local small businesses that are doing it tough. While many affected business owners support the infrastructure work happening in Civic, they’re struggling to see how they’ll make it to the other side without meaningful assistance,” said Mr Emerson.
The Independent also says he’s concerned about the ongoing fiscal challenge faced by the ACT and the impact on both service delivery and Canberra’s infrastructure pipeline.
“We need to start spending smarter. We’ve got to stop burning money on reports, plans and strategies that never get implemented.”
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