What's in the ACT's 2018/19 budget papers

ACT BUDGET AT A GLANCE

* $36.4 million surplus in 2018/19

* Forecast surpluses of $43.9 million in 2019/20 and $25.9 million in 2020/21

* $5.8 billion total expenses

* 2 per cent forecast employment growth

* 3 per cent state final demand

* 3.5 per cent gross state product

MEASURES INCLUDED IN THE 2018/19 BUDGET

* $1.7 billion for health

* $1.3 billion for education

* $583 million for justice and safety

* $539 million for disability, community services and housing

* Stamp duty for first home buyers abolished for people earning less than $160,000 a year

* $12.5 million for planning to extend the light rail to the city's south

* A new gambling tax of 15 per cent on all bets made in the ACT

* New big screen, better turf and improved player facilities at GIO Stadium, home of the Canberra Raiders and the ACT Brumbies