Queenslanders will pay an average of almost $3,000 each in state taxes this financial year, with the Palaszczuk government expecting to increase taxation revenue by 8.3 per cent to $15 billion in 2019-20.
A spokesman for Treasurer Jackie Trad says Queenslanders pay $643 less in tax compared to the average taxpayer in other states and territories and are $100 better off under Labor than they were under the previous LNP government.
Opposition leader Deb Frecklington says the taxes are a job-destroying burden on the state’s economy and renewed her pledge not to introduce any new taxes should the LNP win the 2020 state election.