Queensland Treasury

$31.2 million to extend the 50 per cent payroll tax rebate for apprentices and trainees for another 12 months to 30 June 2022, encouraging employers to take on apprentices and trainees.

Businesses that employ apprentices and trainees keep a 50 per cent discount on the payroll tax for those wages for another year.

Revenue foregone (payroll tax rebate). $31.2 million to extend the 50 per cent apprentice and trainee rebate to 30 June 2022; delivered as revenue foregone rather than a disclosed budget-year expense, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

More than $6.148 billion in concessions and support measures in 2021-22 to lower the cost of living, including energy rebates, targeted discounts, subsidies and concessions on electricity, water, transport, education and housing, with measures dedicated to eligible seniors, pensioners, veterans and low-income families.

Most Queensland households benefit from at least one concession, such as electricity rebates or transport and water discounts, to help with the cost of living.

General Government, total estimated value of all concessions provided to Queenslanders and Queensland businesses in 2021-22 ($6.148 billion, the figure quoted in BP2 Overview and the Concessions Statement; the Budget Speech and Highlights round this to $6.1 billion).