Queensland state budget increases taxes on miners, big business to fund new hospitals and mental health services
by Ben Smee and Eden Gillespie and Joe Hinchliffe from World news | The Guardian on (#60JYR)
Treasurer Cameron Dick hands down 2022 Queensland state budget with plans to hire 9,450 health workers
Queensland has announced plans to increase royalties on coal companies amid record profits, as surging prices for fossil fuels help fund investment in the state's healthcare sector.
The Queensland treasurer, Cameron Dick, said the state would record an unexpected $1.9bn surplus in 2021-22 off the back of surging prices for fossil fuels, although a small deficit is forecast next financial year.
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