Taxpayer simulator
Can you run Australia?
Pull the levers below to redirect federal spending or change the tax take. The fiscal balance updates live. Baselines: FBO 2024-25 (receipts $715B, expenses $743B, underlying cash deficit -$28.3B). Non-lever outlays (debt interest, general government, public order) are held constant at ~$188B so the deficit reconciles to the published outcome.
Total spending
$743.30B
unchanged
Total revenue
$715.00B
unchanged
Budget balance
-$28.30B
Deficit · was -$28.30B
Household impact
≈ 0.0¢ per household
Net annual cost change per household
Revenue lever
How much tax government collects
100%
of current
Tax settings match the current federal baseline.
Move a lever above to see how your choices likely affect inflation, debt, services and households.
Coefficients: Treasury fiscal-impulse rule of thumb, 10y AGB yield (~4.5%), ABS household estimates, PBO demand elasticities. Direction is robust; precise numbers are illustrative.
Spending levers
What government spends money on
Social Security & Welfare
Age pension, NDIS, family payments, JobSeeker, disability and carer support.
$285.48B
baseline
Health
Medicare, PBS, aged-care, public hospital agreements, mental health.
$132.25B
baseline
Education
School recurrent funding, higher education (CGS, HELP), VET, early childhood.
$50.90B
baseline
Defence
ADF personnel, capability acquisition, sustainment, AUKUS Pillar 1 & 2.
$47.78B
baseline
Transport & Infrastructure
Land transport, rail, aviation, maritime, regional development.
$16.24B
baseline
Fuel & Energy
Energy bill relief, transmission, renewables, fuel security.
$10.90B
baseline
Environment & Climate
Emissions reduction, biodiversity, water, parks.
$6.80B
baseline
Communications & Digital
Public broadcasting, NBN policy, digital ID, government IT.
$4.90B
baseline