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Queensland budget winners and losers

Tess Bennett

Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki’s first budget includes a new shared equity scheme for first home buyers that could get them into the housing market with a deposit as low as 2 per cent of the purchase price.

The state is forecasting a deficit of $8.6 billion next year, shrinking to $1.1 billion by 2029, as the Liberal National Party cuts back on cost-of-living spending measures and a renewable energy project.

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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com

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