It’s little wonder the Liberals did their best to hide their Spirits local content update from Tasmanians.

A quick glance at the list of suppliers shows that the government is counting companies such as Apple and a range of other businesses with no apparent link to Tasmania in their local content tally.

It’s a bit like counting vacant blocks of land towards the social housing target – which the Liberals have also been caught red-handed doing.

When the Liberals first made their local content commitment, Tasmanian businesses would have been buoyed thinking they meant uniquely Tasmanian. Today, after realising it wasn’t a Tasmanian commitment at all, they will feel deflated and let down.

The TCCI has said the Liberals’ handling of the Spirits debacle will make it hard for businesses to ever trust the Rockliff Government again.

Yet again, they have been proven right.

Attachment - TT-Line Local Content Update Dec 2024

Josh Willie MP
Shadow Treasurer