How do the budget’s financial projections compare to those previously published by the Territory Government?

Comparisons are made in BP2 Budget Strategy and Outlook with the last budget (tabled in May 2023).

Chapter 2: Fiscal outlook outlines factors and considerations contributing to any material differences between the budget and previous financial projections published by the Territory Government. The chapter includes reconciliation tables that illustrate key policy and non‑policy factors that have affected financial projections.

Policy factors include new funding commitments made by government, savings and revenue‑raising measures and additional capital works commitments.

Non-policy factors are measures largely outside the control of government, such as variations to the timing of expenses, interest revenue, GST revenues, taxation collections and royalties.

Table 2.3 summarises the effect of policy and non-policy changes on the non financial public sector’s fiscal balance since the 2023-24 Budget, published in May 2023.

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BP2, Table 2.3: Non financial public sector fiscal balance – policy and non-policy changes since 2023‑24 Budget

2023-242024-252025-262026-27
RevisedBudgetForward estimate
  $M $M $M $M
2023-24 Budget - 1 134 - 574 - 181 67
Policy changes - 54 - 37 - 14 - 11
Non-policy changes - 180 - 22 - 49 - 44
2023-24 Mid-Year Report - 1 368 - 633 - 244 12
Policy changes - 484 - 745 - 426 - 431
Non-policy changes 293 - 207 9 - 25
2024-25 Budget - 1 559 - 1 585 - 661 - 444