NSW Labor is under pressure over a major election pledge after independent analysis found it would struggle to fund an increase in public sector wages with the Coalition declaring Chris Minns would “trash the economy” if elected.
The Coalition has capitalised on a scathing independent review of Labor’s election promises which found the opposition would struggle to pay for its signature policy to
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has pledged to cut the cap on wage increases for public sector workers. Picture: Newscorp Daily Telegraph / Gaye Gerard “This is not policy this is a joke and Chris Minns is going to ruin the budget, he’s going to trash the economy and not deliver on any of his promises,” Mr Kean said on Monday.
“We already from opposition demonstrated how we intend to save taxpayers money so we can redirect that to essential services and not resort to privatisation.
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