Queensland LNP promise voters ‘cheaper GP visits’ but Miles government calls it ‘nonsense’

The state's shadow treasurer, David Janetzki, says general practitioners would be exempt from payroll tax with David Crisafulli as premier

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Queensland's opposition claims visits to the doctor would be cheaper under an LNP government, but Labor said they haven't explained how they will pay to make GPs exempt from payroll tax.

The shadow treasurer, David Janetzki, announced on Sunday that the party would make general practitioners a special category under the payroll tax act.

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