The 2024-25 Queensland State Budget was handed down by Treasurer, Cameron Dick, on Tuesday 11 June 2024.  This is the first State Budget handed down since Steven Miles became the State’s Premier on 15 December 2023.  Notably, this is also the last State Budget before the Queensland State Government election scheduled for 26 October 2024. 

A summary of the key budget measures is provided in this article.

 

The 2023-24 Queensland State Budget was handed down by Treasurer, Cameron Dick, on Tuesday 13 June 2023.
 
Owing to significantly higher coal royalties hitting the state’s revenue, the Treasurer announced a budget surplus of $12.3 billion for the 2022-23 financial year.  This is the largest budget surplus ever recorded by any state or territory government.  Remarkably, only four times has the Federal Budget seen a greater surplus than Queensland’s 2022-23 budget surplus.

The 2022-23 QLD State Budget was handed down by Treasurer, Cameron Dick, on Tuesday 21 June 2022.
 
In his speech, the Treasurer announced a budget surplus of $1.9 billion for the 2021-22 financial year. Despite the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and floods, the Queensland economy is forecast to grow by 3% in 2021–22, and then average ongoing growth of 2.75% per annum over the rest of the forward estimates.

On 15 June 2021, the Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick delivered the 2021-22 state budget, following Queensland's nation-leading success in managing the economic health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is focused on the states economic recovery plan sooner and stronger.

 

Queensland Treasurer, Cameron Dick, delivered the state's 2020-21 budget yesterday, on the same day the borders opened to New South Wales and Victorian travellers.  Similar to budgets released by other states, the focus is on creating jobs, while also focussing on “rebounding from COVID-19 impacts” and celebrating the success of Queensland in response to the pandemic.