PoliticsQueensland votesPrint articlePalaszczuk borrows big to pay for election promisesMark LudlowQueensland bureau chiefOct 26, 2020 – 6.12pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginQueensland 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.Loading...Mark Ludlow was Queensland bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreQueensland votesAnnastacia PalaszczukDeb FrecklingtonCameron DickJackie TradLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewThe army captain now helping companies fight a new battlePatrick DurkinWhat the NAB saga reveals about the private lives of CEOsThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesLife & LeisureSpice up your life with dirty rice perfume and a leather Prada skirtEugenie KellyHow surfing keeps this founder saneWhat’s the big deal about Bora Bora anyway?Rich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream
