Labor slashes hospital funds

and tries to cover it up

ripped $3.2million out of Mackay regional hospital funding
and tried to cover it up
When Julia Gillards Treasurer, Wayne Swan, presented his budget update in October, he cut funding to Queenslands Health and Hospital System. At first, Federal Labor admittted they cut funding and tried to justify it. Now Labor is trying to shift the blame onto anyone but them.
RETROSPECTIVE CUT After the end of last financial year, the Gillard Labor government applied a retrospective cut of $40million to funds that were already spent, leaving a bigger shortfall in the current financial year. National Healthcare Special Purpose Payment 2011-12

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How the Gillard Labor government

Heres the proof:

While the federal May budget projected more than $67.883 billion would be given to the states for health services, that figure fell $1.2 billion to $66.5 billion in the governments October mid-year budget update. In Queensland, where the state budget was based on the May figures, the $387 million shortfall will leave the States health system with about $13.5 billion over the next four years, down from $13.9 billion in May.

The Daily Mercury reported the Gillard Labor government cuts in Wayne Swans October budget update and the impact the cuts would have on the Queensland health service.

-$40million

Source: Federal Budget, May 2012 and Final Budget Outcome 2011-12

THIS YEARS CUT The difference between funding in Wayne Swans budget (May) and budget update (October): National Health Reform funding 2012-13

-$63million

Source: Federal Budget, May 2012 and MYEFO Budget Update October 2012

Daily Mercury, 9 November 2012 The office of Julia Gillards Health Minister admitted theyd cut funds to our hospitals and tried to make up excuses - even blaming the high Australian dollar: The adjustment is based on ABS revised population figures and lower than anticipated increases in health costs as a result of the high Australian dollar. Daily Mercury, 1 December 2012.

Thats a $103million cut to Queenslands hospitals!

AND THERES MORE TO COME The difference between funding in Wayne Swans budget (May) and budget update (October) for future years: National Health Reform funding 2013-14 National Health Reform funding 2014-15 National Health Reform funding 2015-16

-$89million -$94million -$96million

Source: Federal Budget, May 2012 and MYEFO Budget Update October 2012

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