THOUSANDS of tradies will save hundreds of dollars in licensing fees as the Berejiklian government makes a major play for the blue collar vote.
Better Regulation Minister Matt Kean will today unveil a plan to slash licensing fees across 13 home building trades from current costs of up to $605 every three years to just $51 every five years in what he says is a sign the government is "running the economy for battlers not banks".
The government will pitch this idea as making it "easier for tradies to get ahead" - a deliberate play for skilled workers' votes as it battles to regain ground after weeks of damaging infighting and a loss in the Wagga Wagga by-election.
"Battlers and tradies are people who are trying to get ahead and too often they've been ignored and forgotten. These are our people, our base, they work hard and they deserve to be rewarded," Mr Kean said.
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