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Palaszczuk borrows big to pay for election promises

Mark Ludlow
Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief

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Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick said the Palaszczuk government could afford to borrow $4 billion to pay for its election campaign commitments, with a budget surplus unlikely to be delivered in Labor's next term of office.

With both Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition leader Deb Frecklington in regional Queensland to drum up votes ahead of Saturday's election, Labor released its costings in Brisbane showing its campaign commitments came to $4.3 billion.

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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

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