Ai Group lays out its plan for Queensland in lead-up to State election

Rebecca Andrews, the Queensland Head of the national employer association said: "Queensland industry needs a strong vision that delivers a plan for a return to more stable economic conditions and clearer long-term government policies and competitive cost structures that promote business confidence and investment.

"Ai Group has outlined key recommendations for an incoming State Government, which we believe will ensure businesses are in a position to employ staff, living standards are retained and stronger communities built," Ms Andrews said.

The recommendations are:

• No increases to business taxes and bring Queensland's tax system into the 21st Century;
• Deliver a regulation reform agenda that delivers meaningful results for business;
• Invest in Queensland infrastructure to boost productivity and deliver stimulus;
• Develop education and training that maximises employability;
• Procure to meet taxpayer expectations and deliver opportunity for Queensland-based businesses;
• Develop Queensland Business and Industry's resilience and future; and
• Invest in Queensland's energy and circular economy.

"The recommendations have been formed based on feedback collected from a range of Queensland businesses.

"There is a clear role for the next State Government in developing and growing the State's businesses – particularly our small and medium-sized ones whether in new or traditional sectors – and equipping them to raise their horizons and competitiveness.

"Ai Group maintains the next Queensland Government must work to support a confident, dynamic and resilient private sector to meet both the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and the opportunities of the underlying transformational forces of globalisation, technological development and environmental protection," Ms Andrews said.

Read the full Pre-Election Statement