No such thing as a free school lunch

 

Labor needs to reveal how many teachers or school support staff it will cut to pay for its wildly expensive school lunches promise.

The Rockliff Liberal Government started the school lunch programme, rolling it out in a sustainable, affordable way ensuring schools determine the best fit to suit their circumstances.

Labor’s latest magic money tree promise will cost $60 million over the next four years based on their own costings.

And someone always has to pay.

Labor is already outspending the Liberals 3 to 1 in this campaign, without even including their $800 million in zombie promises announced before the election was called.

Parents should brace for cuts to school budgets as Labor scrambles to find the money to pay for its latest unfunded promise.

Operating costs
2024-252025-262026-272027-28
Number of schools20406080
Cost per year$6,000,000$12,000,000$18,000,000$24,000,000
TOTAL OVER FOUR YEARS$60,000,000