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  Date 06 November 2025 Category  [Media Releases](https://tcci.com.au/category/media-releases)   

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  TCCI: keep expense growth in check, deliver infrastructure, and restore accountability  
The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) warned that rapid growth in  
costs and slipping infrastructure programs were undermining fiscal sustainability and  
confidence.

TCCI said that today’s budget (and State financial outcomes over recent years) showed  
revenue growth has been outpaced by expenses, driving significant deficits, higher debt  
and sharply rising interest costs.

“Tasmania needs discipline and delivery. Revenue has held up, but expenses have  
grown almost twice as fast. That’s why we’ve seen persistent deficits and rapidly rising  
debt. We need a credible plan to rein in costs and deliver what’s promised”, said TCCI  
CEO Michael Bailey OAM

> “Employee expenses are the biggest pressure point. Services matter, but they must be  
> delivered within the agreed budget. We also need a realistic capital program that  
> agencies can deliver — not bigger headline numbers that slip quarter after quarter”,  
> added Mr Bailey.

**Key points for business**  
• Expense control: Set and stick to departmental budgets; publish quarterly  
outturns; escalate corrective action early.

• Employee expenses: Ensure wages and FTE decisions fit the fiscal envelope  
and are linked to productivity.

• Infrastructure delivery: Focus on deliverability and prioritise the billions of  
dollars of private investment waiting for approval.

• Debt and interest: Establish a medium-term debt anchor and guardrail for  
interest costs to protect frontline services.

• Growth agenda: No new taxes on productive activity; support business to grow  
and prosper.

TCCI said it stands ready to work with the Government, Opposition and crossbench on practical measures that restore confidence, protect essential services and support jobs and investment across Tasmania.

  
**Media Contact:**  
Michael Bailey OAM – Chief Executive Officer, TCCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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