Coal royalties to fund jobs in Queensland

The Queensland treasurer is expected to announce a major new jobs package for regional centres, funded by resurgent coal royalties.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt — Coal royalties will be funnelled into new programs to boost jobs in regional Queensland. (AAP)

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Published 12 December 2016 8:06am

Source: AAP

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Coal royalties will be funnelled into new programs to boost jobs in regional Queensland.

Treasurer Curtis Pitt is expected to announce a regional jobs package when he releases his mid-year fiscal and economic review on Tuesday, The Courier-Mail reports.

Some of the money for the package will come from a $1 billion boost to the budget on the back of surging coal royalties, the paper reports.

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