A JIMBOOMBA furniture company says it is being fluffed up by the federal budget handed down last week.
Becson Furniture owners Jason and Rebecca Thomas can now instantly write off a $20,000 machine to fluff dacron cushion fibre, thanks to the government extending the full expensing scheme.
It is a significant saving, about $5 per kilogram of fibre.
"We are blowing our own trumpet about fluffing our own cushions," Mrs Thomas said.
Businesses with an income of less than $5 billion can instantly write off assets they first use or install by June 30, 2023.
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It then went completely mental with orders. People really got on the Australian made bandwagon.
- Rebecca Thomas
It is another win for the business which is going from strength to strength after a difficult few weeks at the start of the pandemic.
"It was really scary at the start of COVID. We thought we would have to put half our staff off - we have 18 - but then JobKeeper came in and saved us," Mrs Thomas said.
"It then went completely mental with orders. It was only quiet for about six weeks."
With the pandemic lockdown putting an end to many people's holidays, many turned to home renovation and new furniture with their spare cash.
The demand is continuing, with an eight to 12 week wait for a new couch from the company.
"People really got on the Australian made bandwagon," Mrs Thomas said.
Drivers will also win from the budget.
The government has allocated almost $7 million to help Logan City Council upgrade priority roads across the city in the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
Wright MP Scott Buchholz said it was a boon for drivers as they navigated poor roads during their morning commutes.
"Here in Logan, there is $6,974,260 in new LRCI funding for our local community," he said.
A further $1 billion will be spent on that program nationally.
About 67,000 people will get a tax break under the low and middle income tax offset - $1080 for individuals or up to $2160 for couples.
"That's more money in our local economy, supporting jobs and small business," Mr Buchholz said.
In neighbouring Forde, it means benefits for more than $70 per cent of income earners, MP Bert van Manen said.
The government has also allocated $1.7 billion to help families with two or more children in childcare.
"We are going through a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and we have outperformed the world in our health and economic response," Mr van Manen said.
"We are recovering strongly but this budget is about ensuring that we secure that recovery."
In the Scenic Rim, about 26,000 local businesses will be eligible for an asset write-off.
Mr Buchholz said it would help a tradie with the cost of a ute.
Further tax cuts would be afforded to about 67,000 people in the region.
Opposition treasury spokesman Jim Chalmers said the budget was another marketing exercise and warned of a tax hike after the next federal election.
"After their last budget centrepiece, JobMaker, created just 1000 of the 450,000 jobs promised, Australians can't believe any jobs promised in this budget," he said.
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