Knowledge is power
Understanding the issues issues
The Institute for Economic and Fiscal Affairs
We are providing the community with the educational resources need to understand the economic and fiscal issues in the 2024 Queensland State election.
Cutting through the political spin
Every election politicians make promises to the electorate about what they will do if they get elected.
But these promises come at a price and politicians very rarely want to talk about how they want the public sector to fund their election commitments.
This website is designed to help educate the broader community on what the real meaning of the politician's spin on the economic and fiscal issues in this campaign.
Explanation of current issues
The Queensland Government commenced a significant capital investment programme they refer to as 'The Big Build'.
The Queensland Opposition has pledged to support the 2024-25 Queensland State Budget. The budget includes not only the...
A Fiscal Balance is different to the Operational Balance in that it includes the expenditure relating to capital...
An operating surplus for the Queensland Government is when it has more income each year than it spending, excluding...