NSW: Mini-budget blamed for Rees poll woes

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2008
NSW: Mini-budget blamed for Rees poll woes

New South Wales Premier NATHAN REES has blamed his unpopular mini-budget for a further
drop in support for the state government.

The latest Newspoll shows Labor trailing the coalition 41 per cent to 59 per cent on
a two party preferred basis .. a 21 point turnaround from the result of the March 2007
election.

Mr REES attributes the results to the November 11 mini-budget .. which contained 3.3
billion dollars worth of cuts .. including scrapping free travel to and from school for
students on public transport.

The back to school allowance was also scrapped .. as well as two rail projects for
Sydney's north west and south-west.

But Mr REES says the results don't mean Labor's heading for annihilation at the March 2011 poll.

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KEYWORD: NEWSPOLL NSW (SYDNEY)

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