CANBERRA, ACT, March 23 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release:
The Albanese Government will work with states, territories, businesses and unions to design a national licensing scheme for electrical trades people.
We're cutting red tape to save tradies time and money.
This reform is good for workers, good for businesses and will make our economy more productive and competitive.
It will help housing affordability by easing workforce shortages that are holding back construction of more homes.
The 2025-26 Budget will enable the design and implementation of the national licensing scheme through the National Competition Policy (NCP) framework.
The Government has committed $900million to the National Productivity F...