It includes $2.968 billion for energy rebates, over $400 million for discounted car registration, and $164 for cheaper public transport after the government announced it would cost just 50c a trip.
Queensland's pre-election budget is headlined by $3.7 billion in one-off payments and rebates to ease cost-of-living pressures.
"It's a budget that does what matters for Queensland, now and in the future," Premier Steven Miles said. Treasurer Cameron Dick said when the state goes to the polls on October 26, "Queenslanders will be asked to make a choice about their future, not to express an opinion about the past". The treasurer is also taxing coal companies to pay not just for cost-of-living but health and infrastructure spending, and the government is raking it in.
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