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Queensland Suspends Perks for Tradies to Tackle Construction Costs

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Queensland Suspends Perks for Tradies to Tackle Construction Costs
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  • Queensland pauses construction perks to cut costs.
  • Perks like double pay in rain paused for future projects.
    • Policy suspension addresses $17.1B projected expenses.
    • Pause helps smaller firms access government contracts.
    • Deputy Premier cites pause for reviewing productivity.
    • Treasury warns tradie perks inflate project budgets.
    • Productivity commission to review construction sector.
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