Anglicare Victoria has welcomed the Rudd Government’s commitment to public infrastructure spending, including $14.7 billion on schools and $6.6 billion on housing, as part of its $42 billion stimulus package announced yesterday.
Anglicare Victoria CEO, Dr Ray Cleary, also commended the government for investing in environmental measures such as roof insulation and the Low Emissions Plan for renters suggesting that such measures would help protect low income earners from the effects of higher energy prices in the future.
“We are obviously facing challenging times with an immediate need to stimulate jobs but also to invest in major infrastructure and reduce our impact on the environment,” said Cleary.
