Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

State spending cuts up to 10 pc after Canberra squeeze No new taxes, pledges Joh By Political Reporter PETER TRUNDLE QUEENSLAND Government spending would be cut by up to 10 per cent in 1978- . 79, the Premier (Mr. Bjelke-Petersen) said yesterday. ,_ He sa id he had told State Cabinet earlier that this was the target, follow ing the slash in Federal 1 · Government funds at last week's Premiers' Conference. Ministers trooped glumly from the Cabinet meeting after the Treasurer Knox) submitted plans for reductions in departmental spending. Mr. Bjelke-Petersen sa id: "Mr. Knox presented sheets of paper with spending cuts. They were colossal. " The proposed reductions are under• stood to hove totalled at least $60 million. Th ~ Premier mnrte these ol-her polnh; at a press conference after Ct1blneL: Plnnned rectucLlons In Slate cha rges. such as in pny-roll t,<1.x , now np1>eared unlikely. 'l'ltel'C would br no new 1:1xcs, and nn~' inr.rcas– es in t1uws nnd chnrgf'ls would be a1·ol<lrrl 1r possible. T he Stntc P ublic Srrl'i<'e would stn~' nt "ze1·0 ~rowth ." lnsLend or a phumed rise or 1,5 1ier cent, or 400 jobs. The spendlnll cut,s "'ould not include an nlloca– tlon for 100 more po• l ice. Importance :llr. 13 j e I k c- Pc1crFCll i;a!tl 1tc mH'I M1·. K nox hnd nµ reed t h:111 l1h C Cio,·· ernmcnt ~lw nlcl 1.w nhen cl ,,, i I h rst 11bllsllilrn a n A re1n•General'. nffic•c fn Jnrmn. Thi. was br.cnuse or the hnpor1n.nce or Japa .. nece trnde to the Stn t.f•. • l\l r. B,lt•lkf'-l 1 t 1rNf'II s 11 id pu h l lt: -.nn nt, "'nnhl ha\"e to rto hlore work. "We Are11'(, thinkin~ or I put I Ing pcoplr off," he :;suet. [E:irli~r. lhe T rnnspurL Mmi~ter •M r. Tnmkh1!1.\ . fn<I thr t·e could he rnn– ;irh~rnhl" ret1·,•11rhmr11t s ror r1\l1 ch ... <'1rillcAtion proJt.•cl s t111Jcs:-. nmnc~· wr re rnuncl cl~ewhcrc.I lit r . 13Jclkr-Pcter en f R!d Qur rn~lnn<I wa. in n ~ound pu~itlon ll1111ncilf.l– ly bet•Husc nf good houst•– k('cplnµ - wiL11 n h11l– a11cr d burt '"I. rr'd11rt,lons 111 In~"~ nnd n si rh·L llmlt. OIi puhlt R••l'\'j~f' l!l'U\\'th. !-It• ,,,;d lh:1l In Cnl1l– t1r 1, r ,..~tFrctn~·. r nf'11 ~ltn– lMl'r hncl been n.,krd 10 f' X I\ Ill I n C h is d e ))\ll'L• 111 e n I,· s esllmnles for Jni8-70, .., ,hey were A!lkrd lo 11ruue ,rny non-essentlal 1.-ork•," ho said, ·'SIRIC Cnh(nct then will review earh Minis• t,er · s pro g- r n mm c tn d ClRII, .11htls1cr · were told lo r xcrc:ise Mric:t econom,· ln ritnnln~ their own of• kc:-:;;, The Premier Fald work mlghi h 1\ "e lu be ,lowed n the culu1rRl centre to ,e built on the llrlsbano River south hnnk. The proposed cuts In" Slnle s1iendlng for 1978• 79 following the reduc• tinn}; tn Fectcrnl Oovern- 111ent funds for these scr– ,·lccs, nre understood to tnchulc I (O!iipll:tl flC\'f'lf'IJ}IIICllf, down ~7 111Jllion: cnmmu- 11i1 ,· lw:tllh p r11r;:1'1l ll11lH'S, S:1. 4 U o, OOn : w,1ter re– :-n11rrc-"i, ~1.~00.000: r-chonl rlerllfl( > hemc. Sl.f,00,000; kinrter 1 .tartc11s. ,:;1,:!00,oon: 11 r b n. n t. r n 11 s 11 o r 1, , Sl0,400,000: h me care oerriccs rnr the elderll·. S ij 0 0 . 000: und wclrni·e hou, tni:. S!0,400,000.