General
Wondering how the ACT Budget affects you? Here are five key takeaways
There were few surprises in today’s ACT Budget, one heralded by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr as a fiscal plan to stimulate the territory’s COVID-19 recovery.
The economic plan is centred around infrastructure and transport growth, comprising the second stage of light rail, and new bridges, roads suburbs and schools.
But at a hip-pocket level, little will change for the average Canberran in the coming few months.
Here’s what it all means for you:
1. You can keep that money in your wallet… for now
For most Canberrans, life will appear unchanged to what we have grown accustomed to over the past few months.
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