Lie exposed: Andrews Government pays $420 million for tearing up a contract

[dellynt]

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews before last year’s  election

Dan Andrews four days before the Victorian election:

There will be no compensation paid.

In fact, the contracts were valid, and compensation will be paid for tearing up contracts to build a road we need: 

TAXPAYERS will fork out at least $420 million to cancel the East West Link toll road.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Treasurer Tim Pallas have revealed that the state will pay $339 million in costs incurred by East West Connect - the group contracted to build the road.

A further $81 million in fees will be absorbed by the state, after it was spent to set up a credit facility to borrow the project costs…

Premier Daniel Andrews claims the payout of costs incurred was not compensation and blamed the former government.

That actually sounds like a lie and a broken promise. More particularly, it is $420 million NOT to build a road this state badly needs. What a ghastly waste.

This Government is fast looking worse than even the Kirner Government

Lie exposed: Andrews Government pays $420 million for tearing up a contract

[curmu-curmu]

Oh oh! Now you've done it!

The lefties will be howling for your blood now! 

Fancy impugning their beloved leader!

[icyfroth]

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@konadely wrote:

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews before last year’s  election

Dan Andrews four days before the Victorian election:

There will be no compensation paid.

In fact, the contracts were valid, and compensation will be paid for tearing up contracts to build a road we need: 

TAXPAYERS will fork out at least $420 million to cancel the East West Link toll road.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Treasurer Tim Pallas have revealed that the state will pay $339 million in costs incurred by East West Connect - the group contracted to build the road.

A further $81 million in fees will be absorbed by the state, after it was spent to set up a credit facility to borrow the project costs…

Premier Daniel Andrews claims the payout of costs incurred was not compensation and blamed the former government.

That actually sounds like a lie and a broken promise. More particularly, it is $420 million NOT to build a road this state badly needs. What a ghastly waste.

This Government is fast looking worse than even the Kirner Government

Lie exposed: Andrews Government pays $420 million for tearing up a contract

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What a joke.

[idlewhile]

I hope Victoria are happy now they have a liar in charge, what's $240 million to Labor? nothing, as it's not their money.

You get what you vote for, serves them right.

[dellynt]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@konadely wrote:

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews before last year’s  election

Dan Andrews four days before the Victorian election:

There will be no compensation paid.

In fact, the contracts were valid, and compensation will be paid for tearing up contracts to build a road we need: 

TAXPAYERS will fork out at least $420 million to cancel the East West Link toll road.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Treasurer Tim Pallas have revealed that the state will pay $339 million in costs incurred by East West Connect - the group contracted to build the road.

A further $81 million in fees will be absorbed by the state, after it was spent to set up a credit facility to borrow the project costs…

Premier Daniel Andrews claims the payout of costs incurred was not compensation and blamed the former government.

That actually sounds like a lie and a broken promise. More particularly, it is $420 million NOT to build a road this state badly needs. What a ghastly waste.

This Government is fast looking worse than even the Kirner Government

Lie exposed: Andrews Government pays $420 million for tearing up a contract

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What a joke.

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Yes it is sad the people of victoria will pay for this and miss out on a much needed road..... victoria is in for pain pain and more pain as only a labor govt can do..... 

bet the left support this massive waste of money

[the_great_she_elephant]

He's not my "Beloved Leader". I'm a West Aussie.

[icyfroth]

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@idlewhile wrote:

I hope Victoria are happy now they have a liar in charge, what's $240 million to Labor? nothing, as it's not their money.

You get what you vote for, serves them right.

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They voted him in because that was one of election promises, to tear up the contract. And because they wanted Labor back in to thumb their noses at the Liberals lol

How did that go for yas?

Sheesh.

[debra9275]

How sneaky was the Vic LNP for organizing and signing a "secret" letter just a few weeks before the state election (which they knew they would lose) Neither Daniel Andrews nor anyone else knew that they'd done this until a few months ago. How dare they blackmail the Victoriian voters who voted them out of office.

The payment should come out of the LNP coffers as they are responsible for guaranteeing compensation to these overseas companies.

At least Andrews has got the payout figure down from the billion dollars the LNP locked Victorians into.

Good on Daniel Andrews 🙂

[tezza2844]

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@idlewhile wrote:

I hope Victoria are happy now they have a liar in charge, what's $240 million to Labor? nothing, as it's not their money.

You get what you vote for, serves them right.

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Well we have a habitual liar in charge of Australia. So what's new ?

[dellynt]

UPDATE: THE Opposition accuses the Andrews Government of spending up to $900 million to dump the East West Link, as a senior federal minister slams the payout as “obscene”