Consultation

2025-26 Pre-Budget submission

Submission close date: 5pm on Tuesday, 17 December 2024

The NSW Government is seeking your feedback to help us continue to deliver on key wellbeing themes while also stabilising our fiscal position. The 2025-26 NSW Budget will be delivered in June 2025.

The risks to the NSW fiscal outlook remain largely unchanged since the release of the 2024-25 Budget. In a significantly constrained fiscal environment, any new spending that is not offset by revenue or savings measures is likely to create additional pressure. As such, the 2025-26 Budget will focus on reprioritisation of existing budgets.

TPP20-08 Internal Audit & Risk Management Policy Consultation

In 2009, NSW Treasury introduced the Internal Audit and Risk Management Policy for the NSW Public Sector (TPP09-05). Since then, the policy has undergone revisions in 2015 and 2020, resulting in TPP20-08: the Internal Audit and Risk Management Policy for the NSW Government Sector. Despite these updates, key elements have remained consistent since 2009.

We are now actively seeking feedback from stakeholders and encourage your participation in this major review.

Have your say on the NSW Jobs First Commission

The NSW Government is establishing a NSW Jobs First Commission. It will promote local jobs, advocate for local businesses bidding for government tenders and foster the State’s local manufacturing industry.  

Have your say about the accountability and operating model of the new commission. Your feedback will help inform how the NSW Government will design and establish the Commission. 

Consultation closes 5pm Friday 14 June 2024.

2021 COVID-19 Business Support Programs Evaluation

NSW Treasury is undertaking an independent evaluation of the 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Programs provided during the Delta lockdown from July 2021 until October 2021.

The independent evaluation, led by John Pierce AO, will examine the efficiency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of the three grant programs to determine whether the programs were implemented as intended, were value for money, achieved their outcomes and delivered the programs’ anticipated economic benefits. Lessons learned will be used to inform future policy responses.

Performance Reporting and Monitoring Policy for Government Businesses [previously TPP18-02]

Treasury’s Commercial Policy team is consulting on the review and refresh of Treasury Policy and Guidelines: Performance Reporting and Monitoring Policy for Government Businesses.

The purpose of the Policy is to encourage implementation and maintenance of effective performance reporting practices by government businesses. These practices are vital in ensuring the accountability and continuing strong performance of government businesses.

The policy applies to Public Financial Corporations, Public Non-Financial Corporations  including State Owned Corporations and other general government sector entities subject to Treasury assessment.

Reforming the Emergency Services Funding System

On 16 November 2023, the NSW Government announced its commitment to reform the way the State’s emergency services are funded. Three key objectives of the reform are:

1. Reduce insurance costs for households by spreading the levy across all property owners;
2. Protect pensioners and vulnerable members of the community; and
3. Ensure a revenue-neutral model that sustainably funds our emergency services agencies.

This consultation paper is the beginning of public consultations to inform the design, scope, features and transition arrangements for reforming the emergency services funding system.

This consultation is open for submissions until 5pm Wednesday 22 May 2024.

TPG24-08 CFO Certification on the Internal Control Framework over Financial Systems and Information

Treasury’s Financial Management Policy team has released a new Treasury Policy and Guidance, TPG24-08 CFO Certification on the Internal Control Framework over Financial Systems and Information, and launched the CFO Certification Toolkit to assist agencies implement the new policy.

Financial and Annual Reporting Framework - Consultation Paper

Treasury’s Financial Management Legislation team is consulting on a proposed framework to support the legislative requirements for identifying which GSF agencies prepare financial and annual reports.

The consultation paper proposes a holistic financial reporting and annual reporting framework. This includes a set of criteria, supplementary to the legislative requirements, to determine which groups of GSF agencies prepare financial and annual reports, and, if so, what form of reports.