--- title: "Budget 2026–27 (Victorian Legislative Council, 13 May 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion condemning the government's 2026–27 state budget, noting rising net debt, interest costs and taxation, and calling on the government to commit to a long-term economic plan. Defeated 15 to 20 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 13 May 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-05-13/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 13 May 2026 · [Economy and tax](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=economy%5Ftax) # Budget 2026–27 Voting yes supported a motion condemning the government's 2026–27 state budget, noting rising net debt, interest costs and taxation, and calling on the government to commit to a long-term economic plan. Defeated **15** yes **20** no The question put That this house: (1) condemns the Allan Labor government’s reckless disregard for Victoria’s future demonstrated in its 2026–27 state budget, and in particular: (a) the expected increase in net debt to $199.3 billion in 2029–30, up from $21.8 billion in 2014; (b) the expected increase in interest expenses to $11.8 billion per year by 2029–30, up from $2.1 billion in 2014; (c) the expected increase in total taxation revenue to $50.2 billion per year by 2029–30, up from $17.9 billion in 2014; (d) the expected increase in employee expenses to $45.5 billion per year by 2029–30, up from $18.5 billion in 2014; (2) notes that the financial burden on Victorian families by 2029–30 will be: (a) net debt per Victorian household of over $70,000; (b) an interest bill of over $32 million each and every day; (3) recognises that the burden of repaying this debt will disproportionately fall on, and reduce the future opportunities of, younger Victorians; (4) calls on the government to commit to a long-term economic plan to secure Victoria’s future so that it can prioritise policy solutions to: (a) ease cost-of-living pressures; (b) keep Victorians safe; (c) strengthen healthcare; and (d) enable home ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 15 no 15 members - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - No [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt) - No [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra) - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All yes 11 yes · 0 no 11 members - Yes [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - Yes [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - Yes [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - Yes [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - Yes [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - Yes [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - Yes [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - Yes [Richard Welch](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch) - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Greens All no 0 yes · 4 no 4 members - No [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - No [Anasina Gray-Barberio](https://politics.computer/mp/anasina-gray-barberio) - No [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - No [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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