Queensland Budget 2019-20
Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Review
Message from The Deputy Premier and Treasurer
Since 2015, 199,000 jobs have been created under the Palaszczuk Government. We have made job creation our number one priority and we are making good progress.
But we know there is more to do to create secure job opportunities to support Queenslanders and their families, particularly in our regional communities.
Budgets are fundamentally about choices and in this Budget we choose to stay the course by continuing to invest in job generating infrastructure and delivering better, essential frontline services for Queensland workers and their families.
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The Honourable Jackie Trad MP
Deputy Premier
Treasurer
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
Backing Queensland Jobs
Queensland business plays an integral role in keeping our economy strong. The Queensland Budget will harness the horsepower of Queensland's business sector to help them grow jobs across our diverse state. Three key initiatives will deliver lower taxes for small and medium businesses, and new incentives for all businesses to hire more Queenslanders.
New tax-free threshold for Queensland small business payrolls
Job-generating payroll tax discount for regional Queensland businesses.
Employ, save and grow! Rebates for employers that grow jobs
Economic and Fiscal
Queensland economic growth
Queensland employment growth
Queensland's overseas goods exports
2019–20 Revenue
2019–20 Expenses
