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Tag Archives: aaa
What I’m expecting from the 2018-19 Qld state budget
This coming Tuesday, 12 June, Queensland Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad will deliver her first state budget. It is her best chance to establish her economic credibility. Trad is fortunate the state economy is performing reasonably well, albeit not strongly across … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged aaa, coal, debt, infrastructure, publicservice, qld, qldstatebudget, queensland
2 Comments
How did the Qld government accumulate so much debt?
One of Queensland Deputy Premier-Treasurer Jackie Trad’s biggest challenges in her first state budget, to be delivered next month, is to demonstrate a credible debt reduction strategy. She needs to show how she can reduce state debt from its current … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged aaa, budget, capitalworks, debt, gst, qld, qldbudget, qldgovernment, queensland
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Critical Qld Gov’t debt metric still projected to worsen
Yesterday’s Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review revealed Queensland Government debt forecasts marginally lower than they were at budget time in June, but total borrowings will still reach nearly $81 billion by mid-2021. As Steven Wardill notes in today’s Courier-Mail: … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged aaa, borrowings, debt, gladstoneport, gst, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, townsvilleport
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Comments on Qld state debt to the Courier-Mail
I am quoted in today’s Courier-Mail in an article on Queensland state debt, which for the whole Queensland Government (incl. government-owned businesses) is on its way to over $80 billion (see chart below). The paper reports on the Premier’s failure … Continue reading
HSBC’s Paul Bloxham on the economic outlook and President Trump
Last Thursday, Paul Bloxham, HSBC Chief Economist for Australia and NZ, gave an excellent briefing on the economic outlook at a lunchtime event organised by the French Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FACCI), and hosted by Clayton Utz at … Continue reading
Higher royalties improve Qld budget bottom line, but work still needed on budget repair
As we have been expecting for some time, higher coal prices and thus royalties (see chart below) have translated into a much improved State Budget balance, with the Queensland Treasury now forecasting the biggest operating surplus ($2 billion) in a … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged aaa, assetrecycling, debt, myfer, qld, qldbudget, qldtreasury, statedebt
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Qld Government opts for accounting tricks rather than true budget repair
In the 2015-16 Queensland Budget, the Government has shown it subscribes to the maxim that one might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. The Government is undertaking at least three measures of dubious merit, including … Continue reading
4BC Drive interview on election costings – problems with economic plans from both major parties
I had a nice chat with Ben Davis from 4BC’s Drive program yesterday afternoon on the economic plans the major parties are taking to today’s Queensland election. You can find the audio for the interview if you scroll down on … Continue reading
Posted in Budget
Tagged 4bc, aaa, debt, electricityprices, energex, ergon, qld, qldelection, queensland
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