Budget snapshot

Building Queensland's recovery and helping families with the cost of living

Massive stimulus package for building new homes
$10,000 grant for a new home contracted between
1 August 2011 and 31 January 2012
Zero stamp duty for first home buyers under $500,000
First home owners can now receive up to $17,000
Kick-starting the housing market, generating jobs and construction

$6.8 billion in State and federal disaster funding, including $2.9 billion on roads, $2.75 billion for local governments and $656 million for small business, non-profit organisations and primary producers

Abolish Community Ambulance Cover levy for all Queenslanders – saving $113 from electricity bills
Increasing council rebates for pensioners up to $200
Increasing electricity rebates for pensioners up to $230
$1.385 billion in concessions in 2011-12 to help Queenslanders with health care, electricity, water and public transport costs. This package will maintain Queensland's status as the biggest provider of cost of living concessions per person in the nation

$328 million over four years for state schools for building works to move Year 7 to secondary school in 2015
$50 million in 2011-12 for the State School Investment Program

A record health budget of $11.05 billion
More police, to meet our commitment to deliver 600 officers this term, and 50 new ambulance officers

$75 million to support investment in solar power energy generation
$60 million to the end of next year for ClimateSmart Home Services – reducing households bills and carbon emissions