ACT health levy slashed to $100 as part of budget deal with Greens

ACTU says Chalmers’ super tax must eventually be indexed

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus has joined a chorus against the government’s planned super tax, saying the $3million threshold must be indexed in future.

Busted: Steel went where he should not have gone

“Blaming heroic health workers for the budget woes is cowardly, cruel and shameful.” (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) “An alleged increase in the share of health costs can hardly be argued as an excuse or explanation for the appalling state of the ACT budget.” JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED call out Treasurer Steel’s feeble excuses. The headline to a media article on the day before presentation of the ACT Budget  2025-26 read: “ACT budget on life support am…

ACT health levy slashed to $100 as part of budget deal with Greens

Canberra residential ratepayers will now pay a $100 health levy, down from the $250 announced in last week's budget, after the ACT government was forced to negotiate with the Greens.

ACT's health levy heavily cut after tough talks with ACT Greens

ACT government replaces $250 health levy with $100 ratepayer fee after ACT Greens negotiation, addressing cost-of-living pressures.

Greens outrage and more federal funding begs the question, why an ACT health tax at all?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is letting Canberrans and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr know just how much the Federal Government is doing for the territory’s health system. Photo: Dominic Giannini. It’s the first of July and the Federal Government is tripping over itself to make sure everyone knows just how much is changing from today that’s designed to make Aussie lives that little bit better. The self congratulating is somewhat entertaining,…

Steel slashes health levy, hits big employers in deal with Greens

Treasurer Chris Steel on Budget day. Photo: Ian Bushnell. Canberra homeowners will only have to pay a $100 health levy and corporate payroll tax will be adjusted to make up the difference after the ACT Government abandoned its full Budget measure and struck a deal with the ACT Greens before the 1 July implementation date. The government began negotiations with the Greens after they vowed not to support the imposition of a $250 flat levy on all p…