Where your tax goes

Government Secretariat: Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau

The 2026-27 estimate for this head (Head 135) is HK$342.7 million p.2. That is HK$92.6 million (37.0%) more than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$250.0 million p.2 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.2

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$343m
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$250m
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$315m

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$0.5 corresponds to this department's spending. p.2 p.12

This is a split by budget share. Taxes are not set aside for particular uses. How we split it

Staff and policy areas

How many staff?

The establishment goes from 78 posts on 31 March 2026 p.2 to 77 posts on 31 March 2027 p.2 (down 1, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Information Technology and Broadcasting (part of the Economic group)
  • Intra-Governmental Services (part of the Support group)

A department may work in a policy area only in part. We never add department spending into group totals: the Government publishes totals by group only. Index of Policy Areas (PDF)

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