The NSW Opposition is calling on the Minns Labor Government to deliver a payroll tax amnesty for NSW GPs in this year\u2019s Budget to ensure access to affordable healthcare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman called on Premier Chris Minns to urgently provide GPs with a payroll tax amnesty, so that clinics across NSW are not forced to close or raise their fees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom 4 September, many clinics will be facing a retrospective tax bill of hundreds of thousands of dollars that could force closures or fee increases. This will mean more patients presenting to our state\u2019s overwhelmed emergency departments, which are buckling under the pressure of Labor\u2019s cuts to health funding,\u201d Mr Speakman said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Minns Government should urgently guarantee a payroll tax amnesty from July 2018 to June 2025, to be followed by ongoing suitable exemptions – such as for bulk billing practices.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut instead this Labor Government is again missing in action – at the same time as they\u2019re cutting the health budget, they\u2019re adding to the hospital waiting lists,\u201d Mr Speakman said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe NSW health system has been seriously impacted by Labor\u2019s cuts to health funding – Bureau of Health Information figures showed that our hospital system is under immense strain as a result of Labor\u2019s budget mismanagement. With people already waiting longer and longer in Emergency Departments, if Labor adds thousands more to that queue they\u2019ll be putting everyone\u2019s health at risk.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow Finance Minister Eleni Petinos said that other states have managed to provide exemptions or amnesties, while the Minns Labor Government has been dithering for many months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs some NSW clinics will face demands of retrospective payroll tax bills for more than half a million dollars, the Minns Government needs to commit to an amnesty while a permanent solution is found,\u201d Ms Petinos said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf Labor Governments in Queensland and Victoria can deal with this problem, people can rightly ask why Chris Minns can\u2019t do the same for NSW.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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