'$45 Billion National Broadband' tops 'Flood Repairs' as priority!

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At the handing down of the 2010/11 Australian federal budget in May 2010, The Gross Australian federal debt was at $139 billion. Now Julia Gillard is trying to convince tax payers to cough up!

Julia Gillard last week promised the legislation of a $1.8 billion flood tax to be tabled, to take effect from July 1.

Julia Gillard said that nothing would stop her from introducing it and to implement it post haste as a second priority to the National Broadband Network.

Victorian Farmers Federation president Andrew Broad slammed the plan along with the Greens.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott demanded that the $45 billion National Broadband Network be scrapped immediately. Mr Abbott maintained the the levy was not necessary. "There is fat in the budget"

-A Flood levy and ETS prove that Labor simply cannot afford to build school programs, broadband networks or any costly 'Carbon Tax' infrastructure; and certainly not right now.

Many voters will be deeply suspicious about giving any extra cash to this government, especially if it comes with the mildly alarming promise it will be used on nation-building projects.

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