Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) CEO Dr Jerry Nockles met today with Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz at Parliament House in Hobart to discuss opportunities for collaboration in supporting Tasmania’s most vulnerable communities while maintaining fiscal discipline.
The meeting focused on shared priorities including housing and homelessness, sustainable funding for social services and reducing duplication and regulatory burden that increases costs to service delivery.
“We had a constructive and collaborative conversation with Treasurer Abetz about how we can work together more effectively to support vulnerable Tasmanians whilst maintaining the fiscal discipline needed to reduce inflation-causing spending” Dr Nockles said.
“CSSA understands the imperative for responsible budget management. The existence of duplication and regulatory burden creates a double bind – it not only burdens government but creates additional costs to service delivery for providers.