Charlie charlie charlie, did you forget about the totally unnecessary gay marriage plebiscite that Mr Trumbull had again ? Just to remind you (because I fear that alzheimers is setting in) ::Gaymarriage plebiscite estimated to cost Australia $525 million: PwC
TODAY the Turnbull Government revealed apostal vote on same sex marriage could cost $122 million but that’s nothingcompared to the cost of a full plebiscite.
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August 8, 2017 - 1:19PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australians will get asay on same-sex marriage before the end of the year, pending any courtchallenge to a postal vote. Picture: Lukas Coch/AAP
THE Government’s plan for a nationalplebiscite on same-sex marriage won’t come cheap. And, as usual, it will be thetaxpayer picking up a significant portion of the tab.
While the government revealed today the costof a voluntary postal plebiscite could cost taxpayers $122 million, the cost ofa full plebiscite will be much higher.
Consultants PwC have put the full cost of aplebiscite at $525 million, made up of $160 million for the ballot itself, $66million to fund the “yes” and “no” cases, and $281 million in lostproductivity.
