Foley targets families in tax & charges increase

The average person will be around $200 a year worse off following the latest round of tax and charges increases, announced by Treasurer Kevin Foley. Water price (average) to increase by $84   per yearCompulsory Third Party Insurance (average) to increase by $32   per year Catching a bus to work    to increase by $52   per... ...Read more

Foley’s Hospital Funding Black Hole

Now Acting Premier Kevin Foley has admitted the cost of the new RAH hospital proposed for the rail yards site will be more than $1.7 billion, South Australian tax payers need to know who is going to pay. Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans said “Mr Foley will either have to increase taxes, put it on the State’s credit card or cut services.   The States debt is already $6.6 billion and any extra borro... ...Read more

Foley’s fumbling & Rudd’s mining tax hurts SA business confidence

Business confidence in South Australia has tumbled to a record low confirming everyone’s worst fears of the detrimental effect of Kevin Foley’s fumbling and the Rudd Government’s mining super tax. The Sensis Business Index released today shows South Australia now has the second worst business confidence of all states – second only to New South Wales.   Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans said it was ... ...Read more