Matt Coughlan
(Australian Associated Press)
ACT BUDGET AT A GLANCE
* $36.4 million surplus in 2018/19
* Forecast surpluses of $43.9 million in 2019/20 and $25.9 million in 2020/21
* $5.8 billion total expenses
* 2 per cent forecast employment growth
* 3 per cent state final demand
* 3.5 per cent gross state product
MEASURES INCLUDED IN THE 2018/19 BUDGET
* $1.7 billion for health
* $1.3 billion for education
* $583 million for justice and safety
* $539 million for disability, community services and housing
* Stamp duty for first home buyers abolished for people earning less than $160,000 a year
* $12.5 million for planning to extend the light rail to the city’s south
* A new gambling tax of 15 per cent on all bets made in the ACT
* New big screen, better turf and improved player facilities at GIO Stadium, home of the Canberra Raiders and the ACT Brumbies
