Budget at a Glance

_{05 July, 2008}

Budget highlights

• Total budget $2.66 billion

• Zero council debt (net debt per capita)

• Record capital works funding $917.4 million

• Record roads and transport infrastructure funding $480 million

• Record overall transport spending $864 million

• Record infrastructure reserves $356 million

• Record environment spending $150 million

• Record bushland protection spending $19 million

• Record Road Action! plan for traffic congestion hotspots $1.2 billion

• New fairer rates for luxury units

• Taskforce Against Graffiti using off duty police

• New Brisbane investment company to fund future infrastructure

• Neighbourhood Plus! plan to improve look of suburbs

• Free Smart Meter offer for households

• Solar hot water subsidy offer for households of $400

• Pensioner rate remissions ceilings increased by $50 to $710.

• Cultural funding more than doubled to $35 million

• E-waste collections increased to four times a year

• New Native Animal Ambulance Scheme

• Self defence courses and data dots anti-theft protection

Geraldine Knapp