08-December-2011
Portfolio Media Releases
Today's employment figures showing a softening in demand for labour underline the enormous risks posed by Labor's job destroying new taxes.
"The fact the employment figures for November are weaker is a further sign that our economy is vulnerable to a major downturn in Europe and any reduction in demand for our commodities," Acting Shadow Treasurer Andrew Robb said.
"Again, rather than do everything it possibly can to fireproof our economy, to protect jobs and support job growth, the Gillard government is hitting employers with its job killing carbon and mining taxes.
"Instead of protecting our strengths, everything this government does deliberately undermines them. It's madness.
"The vulnerable state of our economy, because of this government's bad decisions and lack of empathy for everyday Australians, has emboldened our resolve to scrap Labor's job destroying new taxes," Mr Robb said.