Mr Macfarlane has led the council’s campaign against the tax increase introduced by the Palaszczuk government last year, which has resulted in a massive increase in coal and gas revenue and a historic surplus in the budget handed down in June.Mr Macfarlane slammed the taxes as the highest in the world and five times the rate of NSW, saying they were driving down confidence and investment.“The resources sector is more important to Queensland than ever before,” he said in a statement on Monday. you should check what you say
