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Marty Silk

Qld budget 'back in black', taxes to rise

Cameron Dick says Queensland's budget is back in the black amid surging coal and property prices. (AAP)

Queensland's budget is back in the black amid surging coal prices and a property boom, but taxes will be hiked on big businesses to prop up the bottom line.

Treasurer Cameron Dick has delivered an unexpected $1.9 billion surplus in 2021/22, after forecasting a $1.49 billion deficit six months ago.

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