The Parliamentary Budget Officer has publicly released the following costings, either because they were not requested on a confidential basis, or following advice from the parliamentarian that they are no longer confidential. The PBO’s Post-election reports also contain costings for each of the election commitments made by the major parties.

Policy costings are estimated using the most recent information available at the time they are provided. All PBO costings have an ‘expiry date’, which is usually the date of the next budget update. Care should be taken when referring to policy costings that are no longer current as the estimated cost of the policy proposal could change substantially with new information. If you would like advice on whether the estimated financial impacts of a costing remain relevant, please contact the PBO.

For information on behavioural assumptions used in policy costings, please see Behavioural assumptions and PBO costings.

Increasing the size of Federal Parliament

Advice provided to Mr James Stevens MP: 14 May 2024

Date issued: 26 July 2024

GST on Building Materials

Advice provided to Senator Malcolm Roberts: 16 July 2024

Date issued: 17 July 2024

Cost of Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Discount

Advice provided to Mr Adam Bandt MP: 17 June 2024

Date issued: 02 July 2024

20% tax on sugar sweetened beverages

Advice provided to Dr Mike Freelander MP: 27 March 2024

Date issued: 24 June 2024

Limit marketing of unhealthy foods on radio, television, print and social media, especially for children

Advice provided to Dr Mike Freelander MP: 3 April 2024

Date issued: 24 June 2024

Subsidising GLP-1 RAs on the PBS for obesity and individuals with type 2 diabetes requiring intensive insulin therapy

Advice provided to Dr Mike Freelander MP: 4 April 2024

Date issued: 24 June 2024

Subsidise insulin pumps for all Australians living with type 1 diabetes

Advice provided to Dr Mike Freelander MP: 28 March 2024

Date issued: 24 June 2024

Impact of super for housing on Commonwealth Rent Assistance

Advice provided to Senator Andrew Bragg: 12 June 2024

Date issued: 19 June 2024

Increase to the rate of the Major Bank Levy by 10 percent

Advice provided to Senator the Hon Matt Canavan: 14 May 2024

Date issued: 15 May 2024

Policy Reform Options for Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax

Advice provided to Senator David Pocock and Senator Jacqui Lambie:
6 March 2024

Date issued: 23 April 2024

Tax exemption for university foreign students information

Advice provided to Senator Gerard Rennick: 21 March 2024

Date issued: 22 March 2024

Public property developer

Advice provided to Mr Adam Bandt MP:
1 March 2024

Date issued: 07 March 2024