Tasmanian politics 2008

Major developments and issues in Tasmanian politics during 2008 were:

August 2008

 * Cost overrun of the $340 million Tamar Valley gas station: the proposed buyout of the power station by the Tasmanian Government may cost $90 million more than previous estimates. (See Tamar Valley gas station for further details.

December 2008

 * December 9:
 * The release of the Tobacco in Australia report. Tasmanian smoking rates are approximately 23% compared to a national average of 19%.
 * The Tasmanian Liberals responded to David Bartlett's "vision" statement about the Hobart waterfront by seeking details of exactly what was proposed.
 * December 13: Premier David Bartlett foreshadows that as a result of the global financial crisis the Tasmanian government may cut public service expenditure. "We will focus on job-creating, growth creating projects but that will mean there might be some belt-tightening within the public sector." In October Bartlett had announced a moratorium on the creation of new positions in the public service.

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