As population growth continues to drive demand for infrastructure and government services, the 2024–25 Budget focuses on providing cost-of-living support for all Queensland households, delivering frontline services, and building essential infrastructure.

Helping Queenslanders with cost of living 

• $1,300 electricity bill support for all Queensland households in 2024–25, with a higher $1,672 rebate for vulnerable households.
• 20 per cent reduction to motor vehicle registration fees.
• A flat fare of 50 cents across the state’s public transport network for 6 months.
• Increase in value and number of FairPlay vouchers.
• $15 million for the School and Community Food Relief to provide healthy food for children during school days.
• Food, emergency and financial relief measures to help disadvantaged Queenslanders facing cost-of-living pressures.
• Additional support for first home buyers.
• Estimated record $11.218 billion in concessions in 2024–25.

Delivering for Queenslanders

• Community Safety Plan for Queensland committing an extra $1.28 billion over 5 years for community safety measures, including support for the victims of crime, increased police presence and policing responses, funding for rehabilitation programs and support through the detention facilities, investment in evidence-based intervention and prevention programs.
• Almost $4.4 billion uplift to health funding over 4 years to address demand and cost pressures and continue to support initiatives that deliver quality health services to all Queenslanders.
• $3.1 billion investment as part of Homes for Queenslanders.
• Commitment of $502 million for Putting Queensland Kids First to focus on helping young Queenslanders have a healthy, supported start to their lives.
• A permanent 20 per cent funding uplift for state funded domestic, family, and sexual violence services.
• Additional funding of $203.1 million over 2 years to kickstart the new Good Jobs, Great Training: Queensland Skills Strategy 2024–2028.
• Additional Free TAFE places to help Queenslanders skill-up for future jobs.
• Initiatives to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Queensland.
• Funding to support and preserve Queensland’s natural environment.
• Support for tourism initiatives and industry strategy development to enable Queensland to become Australia’s destination of choice by 2032.
• $19.7 million over 3 years to deliver the Queensland Small Business Strategy 2024–2027.

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