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Queensland Treasury unlikely to publicly release government financial statements before state elections despite auditor-general recommendation
Queenslanders will be left in the dark when it comes to the state’s books before an election, after the state’s Treasury flagged it would not be able to meet a recommendation by the Auditor-General to publicly release the government’s financial statements by October 31.
Key points:
- The auditor-general has recommended a deadline be established for the public release of government financial statements
- It also recommended in an election year, the statement should be tabled in Queensland Parliament for the public to assess before a state election
- Queensland state elections are now held on the last Saturday of October every four years
The Queensland Opposition criticised the state government during the last election campaign for not releasing a…
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