Council Annual Plan and Budget 2019-20
Use this page to find out about the 2019-20 Brisbane City Council Budget, including key areas of expenditure.
Key areas
The key areas of the $3.15 billion budget include:
$1.6 billion to get you home quicker and safer:
- $134.2 million to subsidise public transport across the city
- $125.3 million to deliver Brisbane Metro
- $32.8 million towards purchase of 60 new buses
- $27.2 million on continued investment into better bikeways
- $26.8 million to continue DDA compliant bus stops and ferry terminals
- $24.8 million to complete the Murphy Road and Ellison Road roundabout
- $24.6 million on the Wynnum Road upgrade projects
- $21.2 million for suburban intersection improvements
- $6.1 million on new green bridges
- $3.1 million for free off-peak travel for seniors
- $1.6 million for Move Safe Brisbane.
$1 billion to grow your Brisbane lifestyle:
- $72.5 million investment in Council libraries
- $26.7 million on new iconic and community parks for Brisbane
- $22.8 million on tree planting across the city
- $20 million of CBIC dividend towards a Green Future Fund
- $20.1 million for new sports parks
- $15.4 million on acquiring bushland to increase Brisbane’s natural habitat to 40%
- $9.9 million to deliver aqua parks and refurbished pools
- $8.6 million to support festivals and events
- $1 million to kick off the Victoria Park Vision
- $386 thousand for Koala Research
- $221 thousand for an outdoor cinema in the suburbs
- $497 thousand for a midnight trial at Brisbane square library.
$466.6 million to plan for Brisbane’s future:
- $14.2 million to deliver village precinct projects
- $2 million reduction in fees and charges for small businesses
- $1.7 million to continue the Business Hotline
- $550 thousand for a suburban renewal taskforce
- $284 thousand in small business liaison officer support
- $165 thousand in supporting suburban small businesses
- $55 thousand in supporting start-ups in the suburbs.
Lord Mayor's 2019-20 Budget speech
Download the Lord Mayor's Budget speech:
Annual Plan and Budget documents
Download the Annual Plan and Budget documents:
- Annual Plan and Budget full document 2019-20 (Word - 11.5Mb)
- Annual Plan and Budget summary document 2019-20 (Word - 94kb)
- Annual Plan and Budget summary document 2019-20 (PDF - 24.5Mb).
Sections of the Budget documents
- Table of Contents (Word - 113kb)
- Document Overview (Word - 123kb)
- Budget Overview and Financial Statements (Word - 169kb)
- Transport for Brisbane (Word - 143kb)
- Infrastructure for Brisbane (Word - 145kb)
- Clean, Green and Sustainable City (Word - 199kb)
- Future Brisbane (Word - 139kb)
- Lifestyle and Community Services (Word - 178kb)
- Customer Service (Word - 135kb)
- Economic Development (Word 142kb)
- City Governance (Word - 161kb)
- Appendix of Schedules (Word - 160kb)
- Businesses and Council Providers (Word - 159kb)
- Revenue Policy (Word - 111kb)
- Revenue Statement (Word - 117kb)
- Resolution of Rates and Charges (Word - 10.9Mb)
- Glossary (Word - 114kb)
- Index of Outcomes (Word - 109kb).
Schedule of Fees and Charges
Download the Schedule of Fees and Charges documents:
- Schedule of Fees and Charges 2019-20 (Word - 4.8Mb)
- Schedule of Fees and Charges - Appendix B 2019-20 (Word - 1.3Mb)
- Schedule of Fees and Charges - Appendix C 2019-20 (Word - 1.3Mb)
- Schedule of Fees and Charges - Appendix D 2019-20 (Word - 1.4Mb)
- Register of Cost Recovery Fees 2019-20 (Word - 1.6Mb).
Investment and Debt Policies
Download the Investment Policy and Debt Policy documents:
Previous budget 2018-19
Find information in the previous budget.