NSW Parliament Budget 2026
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2026
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Chris Minns MP (ALP) — Premier; The Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (ALP)
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Abigail Boyd GRN
“On behalf of The Greens, as our Treasury spokesperson, I respond to Labor’s 2026-27 budget and the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills that implement it.”
Mark Latham IND
“I contribute to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. This is the fourth and hopefully the last Labor budget. It is the same dismal story every year: the same lazy, indolent, vacuous abuse of the State’s financial accounts. Labor came to office in 2023 and hit the ground reviewing.”
Scott Farlow LIB
“I contribute to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. I note the comments by, and the speech of, the Leader of the Opposition in the other place. I commend its reading for the House. I endorse everything in that speech.”
Emma Hurst AJP
“On behalf of the Animal Justice Party, I speak in debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. The reality is that the 2026-27 Minns Labor Government’s budget is not going to deliver relief for people in New South Wales who desperately need it—those who are struggling to keep a roof over their head, put food on the table or who feel scared about their future.”
Sarah Mitchell NAT
“I contribute to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. I take the opportunity to highlight my concerns with the budget as the shadow Minister for the portfolios of Health, Regional Health and Mental Health. I also have issues to address as the Leader of the Nats in this place with what is not in the budget for our health services and for regional New South Wales.”
“From the outset of my contribution to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills, I say that there is no chance the Coalition is going to scrap the New England Renewable Energy Zone [REZ].”
Jacqui Munro LIB
“I speak in debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. I will point out a couple of problems that I have seen in the budget. I tried to go through the budget papers in as much detail as I possibly could, and I am pretty disappointed with what I found. The Government has to answer a lot of questions about the way that it is spending money.”
Amanda Cohn GRN
“As The Greens spokesperson for health, including mental health, I contribute to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills and support the excellent contribution of my colleague Ms Abigail Boyd. Half of Australians avoid taking care of their health because they cannot afford it. Kelly told me she put off going to the dentist because she knows she needs a filling she cannot afford.”
John Ruddick LIBT
“I contribute to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. I am in two minds about how to grade this budget. By libertarian standards it is yet another lazy, big‑spending, big-taxing, big-borrowing budget that requires far too much government involvement in our lives.”
Susan Carter LIB
“I make a few remarks in relation to the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills, and reflect on what this budget can tell us about this Government and this State. Members know that budgets are about choices, and the choices made in this budget are very illustrative.”
Chris Rath LIB
“I make a few brief remarks about the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. The first point I make is that New South Wales is in a per capita recession. I have always thought that one of the most important economic indicators is actually the per capita GDP or, in this case, gross State product [GSP] growth figures.”
Courtney Houssos ALP
“I give a slightly different view of the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills and perhaps counter some of the contributions that we have heard. Our budget offers relief for working families now and reform for the future. As the Treasurer said many times, that is done with discipline, always.”
“I contribute to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026 and cognate bills. This budget is a missed opportunity, and for thousands of people across New South Wales, it is a failure. Once again, the New South Wales Government has treated social need as something that needs to be managed rather than addressed at the root cause.”
Rachel Merton LIB
“I make a contribution to debate on the Appropriation Bill 2026, the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2026 and the Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026. If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize something you wanted, one moment, would you capture it or would you just let it slip? The other day, on the morning of the budget, I rushed in here, talking to parents at the school.”
Daniel Mookhey ALP
“Scott Farlow, the Hon. Emma Hurst, the Hon. Sarah Mitchell, the Hon. Jeremy Buckingham, Dr Amanda Cohn, the Hon. Jacqui Munro, the Hon. Susan Carter, the Hon. John Ruddick, the Hon. Chris Rath, the Hon. Courtney Houssos, the Hon. Natasha Maclaren-Jones and the Hon. Rachel Merton. The highlight of the debate by far was listening to the Hon. Rachel Merton quote Eminem. I commend her for that.”
News articles and press releases
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2026
Mr PAUL SCULLY, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces — 2026-06-23
from 21 July, this Labor Government is cutting vehicle registration by $100 for every private car and $80 for every private motorcycle for the next 12 months.