Queensland government’s decision to increase taxes made state ‘unattractive’ to investors

Sky News host Amanda Stoker says the Queensland government’s decisions to increase taxes have made the state “unattractive” to investors.

“BHP … has consistently observed that the Queensland government’s increased taxes mean future growth in the state is not viable,” Ms Stoker said.

“Treasurer Dick … instead threatened the commercial interests that are presently held by affected companies.

“The Queensland Treasurer has just threatened the jobs and livelihoods of more than 450,000 taxpaying, hardworking Queenslanders in the resources sector.

“Why? Because the government’s own decisions to jack up taxes have made it an unattractive place to invest.”

[Chrisplumbgas]

What awesome day it will be when labour are turfed.

[nedbaker]

Poor old queensland down the labor gurguler

[shanemonro]

People should start leaving Queensland FNQ should be a separate state

[robertfleming]

Good old plucker chook there goes QLD.👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

[actualfacts]

New coal and gas projects don't have a future in Queensland with Labor ready to tax the shit out of them.

[digger]

We now live in the age of consequences

[ETERNITY]

😡 AUSTRALIA GOING DOWNHILL FAST RUN FOR YOUR LIFE SOON 😡😡

[shaneoconnor]

The State and Federal governments think that they can hold businesses to ransom, as tax milch cows. But some of these milch cows can and do move to greener pastures, and they take their income and jobs and taxes with them.

[whiskeygamer]

Australia is going to become like Venezuela in the not to distant future. Lol

[barryjulianwaldron]

It’s not K’gari Island and never will be K’gari Island.
it is the K’gari Fraser Island.
How dare the Premier with the flick of her finger think it’s ok to acknowledge indigenous culture at the expense of non indigenous culture by abolishing the place name Fraser without any community consultation.
Australia’s problem today is we have too many traitors dressed in representatives clothings.
These traitors are walking around with one eye open only to the social interests of indigenous Australians and with their other eye completely closed to the social interests of non indigenous Australians.
Such persons have to go!
🇦🇺💯%

[wyatthurts]

Palachook went to the beauty parlour and was in there for 10 hours…… that was just for a quote 😮

[gwendatrafford]

Labor has lot the plot....liberal next time

[trudiramien]

Get this mob out as soon as possiable australia workers are going lose out vote no

[lrrikin]

Oh Stacy, it's all going horribly wrong.. 😢😭😦

[jasonschreiber]

How can this government be relying on these royalties, yet push and charge so much for renewables?
It's one or the other?
Stop exporting coal right now or build a coal plant asap to supply your own!

[do]

Newland mine / clencore / they were going for billion dollar expansion for the mine but pulled out Ask the Qld Government why

[johndwyer]

And what % of these royalties are going to the Aboriginals ?

[anth]

Palasczcuk should be behind bars for the murder of 4 babies. I can't believe QLDer's are so pathetic that they haven't done anything about this atrocity.

[bigbopper]

QLD starts at Coolangatta and Finishes at Noosa. Then west to Toowoomba. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 The Great South East

[Stikibits]

Sky: "News" You Can't Trust. Opinions Fascists Can't ignore.