ALMOST $4 billion worth of government goods and services will have to be sourced from Australian companies first in a ban on “made in China” products which is to be imposed in tomorrow’s State Budget.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal that all NSW Government departments and agencies will be forced to protect Australian jobs by giving preference to locally made products.
This would include stationery, uniforms, cars and even trains and building contracts. And to make local bids more competitive, a 20 per cent discount will be applied to Australian products when comparing the cost with overseas bidders.
The decision is bound to have international ramifications and put NSW Labor at odds with the Rudd Government, which has made no secret of its plan to strengthen ties with China.
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Call me surprised “all to hell”.
“Who woulda thunk it?”
A trade war – that should handily accelerate world economic decline.
I disagree…it will handily accelerate China’s decline. We were doing fine before they showed up on the scene and that’s the rational I think.
It’s time to fire them.
China has been selling not only junk but outright dangerous goods for years. They have also been manipulating the value of their currency to give their products an unfair
advantage. About time they got brought down a peg or two.
mid island mike
I wonder what Mo thinks about this ?
Everything made in China is junk that breaks within 2 weeks after its been removed from its packaging.