Ratepayers Slugged with New Health Levy as ACT Budget Deficit Balloons

Hospital tax makes mockery of Labor’s health claims: Libs

The federal Liberals say an ACT Labor budget measure imposing a $250 hospital levy sets a “concerning precedent” for the rest of the country.

Canberrans will be in shock over budget, says Lib leader

Opposition Leader Leanne Castley… “The interest costs on that debt will go from $522 million to around $1 billion per year, meaning more of your money goes towards paying the interest bill rather than improving essential services like hospitals and schools.” All Canberrans will be in shock once they find out how much more they will have to pay, says ACT Liberal Leader Leanne Castley in response to Labor’s deficit budget reveal on Tuesday afterno…

Ratepayers slugged with new health levy as ACT budget deficit balloons

Canberra ratepayers will be slugged with a new health levy as the ACT government works to rein in its ballooning budget deficit.

Inner suburbs slugged with huge rate hikes as deficit smashes ACT

ACT home owners brace for rising rates due to budget deficit. Learn which suburbs face the biggest jumps in 2025-26.

ACT budget slugs ratepayers with health levy

Deflating the deficit was the order of the day when ACT Treasurer Chris Steel delivered his first budget on Tuesday.

ACT Budget targets health and housing, draws fire over tax burden

Treasurer Chris Steel MLA has delivered his first budget, promising record health funding, a landmark investment in housing supply, and a pathway to financial recovery. But both the opposition and the ACT Greens have criticised it as increasing pressure on households during a cost-of-living crisis, while peak bodies warn it fails to meet urgent social needs. The 2025-26 Budget projects a deficit of $1.15 billion by 2028–29, with a Headline Net O…