However you cut it up, $47,534 per week to hide Spirit IV on the other side of the world when it should be sailing between Devonport and Geelong by now is a terrible deal for Tasmania.

But without knowing the value of the additional “ancillary services” the Liberals haven’t disclosed, or how long they plan to hide the ship in Scotland, it’s very hard to take them at their word.

Despite Labor asking questions for months, the only information that has been available to Tasmanians about the costs of storing the Spirits in Scotland has been TT-Line’s own estimate.

One of the main reasons Tasmanians are so angry at this government is because they have failed to be open and honest about this sorry mess.

When we first asked about the Spirits in May the Premier effectively said there was nothing to see here. How wrong he’s been proven to be.

It’s time to bring the Spirits home to Tasmania, finish the fit out and make sure they are ready to go as soon as the berth is.

Josh Willie MP
Shadow Treasurer