After receiving member concerns about the 2026/27 Pre-Budget Consultation timeline and Treasury’s online budget submission form, TasCOSS raised these issues directly with Treasurer Abetz and Minister Ogilvie.
Following our request for an extension, the Treasurer’s office has confirmed that the submission deadline will be extended to Sunday 7 December 2025.
If you continue to have concerns around the ability to engage meaningfully in the pre-budget consultation process due to the early timeline, we strongly encourage you to email Treasurer Abetz and his senior advisor directly. Please also cc myself or a TasCOSS team member into this email if we can provide support or assistance.
With regards to the submission form and process, TasCOSS will approach this by using the online submission form to summarise our budget priority statement (BPS) asks and attach our full BPS as supporting material. Treasury has confirmed that organisations are not required to complete every question in the form.
This approach will ensure that your key priorities are clearly captured within the consultation framework, while allowing you to provide additional context, evidence and detail through your full BPS.
As always, TasCOSS is here to support members throughout the budget process. If you have any questions, please contact a member of the TasCOSS team.
Minister Ogilvie suggested TasCOSS Members can also contact her senior advisor Rosita Gallasch for assistance in developing and framing BPS documents.
For more information, please head to the Department of Treasury and Finance website.
*Reminder* Share your Insights and Complete the Interim Budget and Industry Sustainability Survey
TasCOSS is seeking your input via a short survey to better understand the real-world impacts of budget uncertainty, and what is needed to ensure our industry can continue providing essential services to Tasmanians in need.
Your responses will help us advocate for funding that reflects the true cost of delivering services and supports a strong, sustainable industry. Complete the survey!
The survey is expected to take 8-10 minutes and is open until 12noon, Monday 3 November2025.
*Upcoming Event* Attend the TasCOSS 2025/26 Interim Budget Information Session (10am-11:30am, Friday 7 November 2025)
In this post-budget online information session, TasCOSS CEO, Adrienne Picone, will present an overview of what’s in the Budget, funding priority areas and gaps, and the impact on community services. Attendees will then have the opportunity to hear from Dr Robert Hortle (Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania), who will speak about spending trends and explore policy solutions that address both the underlying budget pressures and the needs of the community services industry. Find out more and register now!
If you have any budget-related questions you’d like answered, or your budget asks have changed since the May 2025 Budget, please contact Stephen Durney, Senior Policy Officer, via email.