{"id":168316,"date":"2020-10-07T11:42:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T01:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/?p=168316"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T01:42:26","slug":"bold-budget-plan-securing-jobs-in-gippsland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darrenchester.com.au\/bold-budget-plan-securing-jobs-in-gippsland\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;BOLD&#8217; BUDGET PLAN SECURING JOBS IN GIPPSLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has described this year\u2019s Budget as \u2018a bold plan that invests in people, businesses and our communities to create jobs and keep us safe\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Chester has welcomed the Budget\u2019s focus on supporting and creating new jobs, particularly in regional areas, with record funding for new infrastructure and critical services like defence, health, education, disability and aged care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Budget is a plan to deal with the difficult times we are facing as a nation,\u201d Mr Chester said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralia entered the COVID-19 recession in good economic shape and has weathered the crisis better than most comparable countries so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are determined to keep doing whatever we can to protect the lives and livelihoods of all Australians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Budget recognises that regions like Gippsland have been changed over the past 12 months by drought, bushfires and the pandemic, but Gippslanders themselves haven\u2019t changed. We are still resilient, determined, hardworking and largely optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur tax cuts are putting more money back in the pockets of Gippslanders and two cash payments of $250 each will help pensioners and veterans with the cost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Chester said\u00a0the 2020-21 budget\u00a0provided an important investment\u00a0in\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and essential services,\u00a0supported\u00a0local businesses and\u00a0local\u00a0jobs, while also helping Gippslanders to meet everyday living expenses.<\/p>\n<p>And government programs designed to\u00a0help\u00a0job seekers, including women and\u00a0young people,\u00a0find paid employment would\u00a0support\u00a0the region\u00a0as\u00a0more businesses\u00a0began to return to normal operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery\u00a0Budget is important, but this year\u2019s\u00a0Federal Budget\u00a0is probably the most important\u00a0for the\u00a0past 50 years,\u201d Mr Chester said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Budget is all about jobs: helping people find jobs and helping others keep their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis\u00a0Budget is\u00a0making a\u00a0crucial\u00a0investment\u00a0in local jobs and infrastructure\u00a0that will help\u00a0invigorate\u00a0our region\u2019s economy after enduring drought, bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0Federal Government\u00a0is\u00a0also continuing\u00a0to provide\u00a0the critical services that\u00a0we want and need in\u00a0regional and rural communities\u00a0by allocating record funding to\u00a0hospitals,\u00a0schools, childcare, aged care and disability services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u2019s investment in essential services and infrastructure will help us build\u00a0a stronger\u00a0economy, a stronger Gippsland\u00a0and a stronger Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the 2020-21 Federal Budget\u00a0include<\/p>\n<p><strong>For individuals<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>income tax cuts\u00a0for\u00a0more than\u00a011 million Australians,\u00a0with an extra\u00a0$1060 to\u00a0$2745 for\u00a0low- and middle-income\u00a0earners and up to $5490 for dual income families<\/li>\n<li>two payments of $250 to support age pensioners<\/li>\n<li>superannuation\u00a0reforms to save Australians\u00a0$17.9 billion\u00a0over 10\u00a0years<\/li>\n<li>$5.7 billion for mental health support\u00a0including critical front-line services and suicide prevention<\/li>\n<li>$3.9 billion for the NDIS to support to 400,000 Australians with a disability<\/li>\n<li>$1.6 billion for an additional 23,000 home care packages to support older Australians who wish to remain living in their\u00a0homes<\/li>\n<li>$376 million for new and amended listings on the PBS, including lifesaving medicines to treat leukaemia, melanoma, Parkinson\u2019s disease and ovarian cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For business<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1.2 billion to create 100,000 new apprenticeships and traineeships, with a 50% wage subsidy for businesses who employ them<\/li>\n<li>JobMaker\u00a0Hiring Credit\u00a0through which eligible employers can claim $200 per week for each\u00a0new\u00a0employee aged between 16 and 29\u00a0and $100 per week for each\u00a0new\u00a0employee aged between 30 and 35<\/li>\n<li>$240.4\u00a0million\u00a0to\u00a0increase women\u2019s workforce participation,\u00a0improve earning potential and enhance economic independence<\/li>\n<li>temporary tax incentives for businesses with a turnover up to $5 billion\u00a0to encourage investment and improve cash flow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For regions<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$14 billion for new and\u00a0accelerated\u00a0infrastructure projects<\/li>\n<li>$2 billion for road safety upgrades to save lives<\/li>\n<li>an extra\u00a0$1 billion\u00a0over two years for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure\u00a0Program\u00a0for better roads, footpaths and street lighting<\/li>\n<li>$249.6\u00a0million over four years to modernise recycling infrastructure, reduce waste and recycle more within Australia<\/li>\n<li>$200 million to boost local infrastructure in regional communities, $100 million of which will be\u00a0for\u00a0tourism-related infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Gippsland<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$70.6 million to complete the duplication of the Princes Highway between Traralgon and Sale, bringing the Federal Government\u2019s total contribution to $202.6 million<\/li>\n<li>$10 million from the Regional Recovery Partnerships fund for\u00a0Gippsland<\/li>\n<li>$1.9 billion investment in low emissions technology, including $70.2 million for a regional hydrogen export hub and $50 million for carbon capture and storage pilot program with the Latrobe Valley named a potential location<\/li>\n<li>$1.8 billion in funding for the environment\u00a0to help wildlife recover from the summer bushfires and to protect and enhance the environment<\/li>\n<li>$7\u00a0million to seal the final section of the Bonang Highway<\/li>\n<li>$1.8 million to create shellfish reefs in the Gippsland Lakes<\/li>\n<li>$150,000\u00a0from the Stronger Communities Programme help community organisations\u00a0undertake small capital projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has described this year\u2019s Budget as \u2018a bold plan that invests in people, businesses and our communities to create jobs and keep us safe\u2019. 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