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The Annual Plan and Budget outlines Council’s goals for Brisbane’s future and how we’ll achieve them.

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The Annual Plan and Budget is Council’s key annual operational and financial planning document.

It shows how Council is progressing the long-term vision for our city in line with the Brisbane Vision 2031 and Corporate Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26.

The Annual Plan and Budget:

  • provides the funding for Council activities for the coming year
  • states the annual operational plan
  • provides financial statements for Council and its programs
  • reflects the Lord Mayor's and Council's policies and direction
  • is consistent with Council's long-term financial forecast.
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Annual Plan and Budget 2024-25

Council is committed to taking the pressure off household rates and rents, whilst keeping Brisbane moving forward.  

With sensible spending in mind, this year’s budget will help to:

ease cost of living pressures

reduce congestion through better roads and transport

make Brisbane’s lifestyle even better.

Budget 2024-25 highlights

$977 million

Infrastructure

$313.5 million

Building better roads

$61 million

Libraries

$541 million

Improving public transport

$13.4 million

Safer suburbs

$79 million

Keeping costs down

Easing cost of living

We’re taking the pressure off household budgets by maintaining the cheapest residential minimum rates in South East Queensland. We’re also giving $15.8 million back in $60 on-time rates payments discounts and committing $3.3 million to free off-peak travel for seniors.

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Building Brisbane's future

We’re delivering the biggest boost to public transport in decades, including committing $248 million to Brisbane Metro. We’re also investing $33.6 million in revitalising the iconic Victoria Park / Barrambin.

 

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Front cover of Brisbane City Council Budget Summary 2024-25 document.

Download the Annual Plan and Budget 2024-25

For detailed plan and budgeting information, download the full document.

For quick facts, download the summary.

Supporting documents

Read the Lord Mayor’s speech when the budget was presented to Council. 

Past Annual Plan and Budget documents are available for you to read.

Front cover of the Brisbane City Council Annual Report 2023-24 featuring a cyclist on the bikeway with the Breakfast Creek / Yowoggera Bridge in the background.

Annual Report 2023-24 and Financial Statements

Council’s Annual Report charts our achievements over the past financial year. It reports against the:

The Annual Report outlines Council's progress towards delivering its vision. It reflects our focus on making Brisbane the most inclusive, liveable, prosperous and sustainable city in Australia. It also includes the Annual Financial Statements.

Financial documents

We monitor and report on our performance against the annual plan and budget with quarterly and annual financial statements.

These show how Council has performed against the Annual Plan and Budget. They explain the variances between budgeted and actual amounts spent. 

These formal records of Council’s financial performance are produced with the Annual Report. They follow Australian Accounting Standards and the City of Brisbane Act 2010 requirements.

Previous Annual Financial Statements are available for you to read.

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Our long-term goals for the future

Learn how Council is working towards the Brisbane Vision 2031 of a cleaner, greener, more active and connected city.

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What guides Council's reporting?

The City of Brisbane Act 2010 ensures Council makes decisions in the public interest and is accountable for its actions.

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How is the budget presented?

Read the minutes from the last Council budget meeting and find out how you can watch a livestream of the next one.

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