BRISBANE, Queensland, March 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership

The Honourable David Janetzki

Labor's $9 billion budget blowout confirmed

* Another chapter in the story of Labor's reckless spending and fiscal vandalism. * Labor overspent its budget by $9 billion in 2023-24. * Tranche of $1.128 billion in unforeseen expenditure approved through Parliament today.

The Crisafulli Government has revealed more evidence of Labor's 10 years of fiscal vandalism with the confirmation of the former government's $9 billion overspend in 2023-24.

Today Parliament passed the Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023-2024) Bill 2024, as required by ...