The Queensland government has slugged coal miners and big companies with two new taxes worth $2.6 billion over the next four years to help pay for its big spending commitments in health and transport.
The decision by Treasurer Cameron Dick to deliver the first increase in coal royalties in a decade outraged the resources sector which said the state now had the highest taxing regime in the world.
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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com
Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
