How the LNP government budget sells a ‘fresh start' after five years of Dick
The LNP wants you to know its first Queensland budget since 2014 will give the state a 'fresh start'. Treasurer David Janetzki used the phrase seven times as he announced debt would be crunched and public servant numbers capped.
But while Janetzki has outlined a 'pathway to surplus', the budget would remain in deficit for each of the next four years.
'When the people of Queensland changed the government last October, they voted for a fresh start,' Janetzki said, delivering his first budget on Tuesday.
'This budget lays the foundation for a fresh start.'
The government would cap non-frontline senior executive public servant numbers at present levels until 2028, with the hiring freeze saving $18 million over four years.
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On cost of living, an annual $100 back-to-school voucher would help students at state, independent and Catholic primary schools pay for excursions, schoolbooks and uniforms, costing $188.6 million over four years.
A $165 million Boost to Buy program would reduce the deposit gap for up to 1000 first-home buyers.
First-home buyers would be able to purchase with as low as a 2 per cent deposit, with the state government investing up to 30 per cent equity for new builds and 25 per cent of existing homes, up to a $1 million home.
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