CHIEF Minister Andrew Barr and his Labor-Greens government need to listen to local GPs and exempt general practice from the new payroll tax that applies to contractor GPs, says Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee.
“Local GPs have made it very clear that they will have no option but to raise their fees as a result of this tax with some even concerned they may not be able to keep their doors open,” Lee said.
“Canberra already has the lowest number of GPs per capita in the country and losing any of our existing GPs will place even more pressure on our failing hospital system.
“Instead of listening to the pleas of our hardworking GPs, Andrew Barr has accused them of making ‘wild accusations’ to try to ‘minimise tax’ and chastised them for a ‘lack of ambition in relation to bulk billing’.”
Ms Lee reiterated that if elected in October 2024, the Canberra Liberals will abolish this tax to ensure local GPs can continue delivering high-quality essential healthcare to all Canberrans.”
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