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QLD budget 2026: What small businesses and startups need to know

The 2026-27 Queensland budget offers a suite of targeted small business support policies, but little in the way of specialist startup support, as Treasurer David Janetzki traces a years-long path back to surplus.
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A composite created on Monday, June 22, 2026 featuring QLD Treasurer, David Janetzki, with Olympic rings in the background. Image: AAP Image/Susie Dodds

The 2026-27 Queensland budget offers a suite of targeted small business support policies, but little in the way of specialist startup support, as Treasurer David Janetzki traces a years-long path back to surplus.

Treasurer Janetzki handed down the Crisafulli LNP government’s second state budget on Tuesday afternoon, positioning it as a “foundation for a fresh start” through “challenging” circumstances.

Here’s what small businesses and startups need to know.

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