ACT
Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Chief Minister: Andrew Barr
Treasurer: Chris Steel
CURRENT BUDGET
24 May 2025
“Building a Better Canberra”
DELIVERED
$6.8B
Annual Revenue
$7.5B
Expenditure
Deficit $0.7B
Budget Result
$48B
Gross State Product
470,000
Population
$14B
Net Debt
Live Debt Clock
Estimated net debt accumulating in real time
↑ Rising
$
14,000,000,000
ACT net debt per capita is among the highest in Australia, driven by light rail Stage 2, hospital expansion and social housing.
Interest Cost Ticker
ACT pays @ 5% on $14B debt
Per Second
$22.18
Per Minute
$1,331
Per Hour
$79,854
Per Day
$1,916,496
Per Year
$700,000,000
Interest paid since you opened this page:
$0.00
📅 Budget History
CURRENT
24 May 2025
“Building a Better Canberra”
Deficit $688M
Net Debt $14B
🎯 Key Budget Priorities
1
Light rail — Stage 2 to Woden
2
Climate action — net zero by 2045
3
Public housing — Indicative Land Release Program
4
ACT Health — Canberra Hospital expansion
5
Education — Throsby School, new public schools