The NSW premier's reported plan to sell the state's electricity network in stages has been attacked. Source: AAP
NSW Premier Mike Baird has hosed down suggestions he is preparing to sell off the state's poles and wires, as Labor accuses him of having a "secret" privatisation plan.
Media reports suggest Mr Baird will use the government's June 17 budget to spruik the benefits of selling off the state's electricity assets.
But the premier, who spearheaded an aggressive privatisation push in his previous role as the state's treasurer, said the government had not changed its position on the issue and would take any privatisation policy to the next election.
"I've said very clearly that if we are going to pursue a transaction like that we would need a full mandate," Mr Baird told reporters in Sydney on Monday.
"That is something we'll discuss in our party rooms, that is something we'll discuss in cabinet and that's something we'll be doing in due course."
But Opposition Leader John Robertson wasn't convinced.
He claims Mr Baird is preparing a "secret plan" to privatise the state's poles and wires.
"For years, the people in this state have known only too well what privatisation means," he told reporters.
"It means increased prices ... and for many families that's going to simply push them to breaking point."
He said any sale would strip $1 billion a year in dividends from NSW, which would normally be reinvested into schools and hospitals.
The state's peak union council is vowing to resist the move with a fierce campaign.
"We're very concerned about the premier trying to privatise electricity by the backdoor," Unions NSW Assistant Secretary Mark Morey told AAP.
"Mr Baird should be open and honest rather than floating balloons and come clean with the public."
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