Where your tax goes

Labour Department

The 2026-27 estimate for this head (Head 90) is HK$4.6 billion p.2. That is HK$1.2 billion (34.2%) more than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$3.5 billion p.2 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.2

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$4.6bn
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$3.5bn
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$2.8bn

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$6.1 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 2,503 posts on 31 March 2026 p.2 to 2,447 posts on 31 March 2027 p.2 (down 56, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Employment and Labour (part of the Economic 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)

Read the Estimates for Head 90 (PDF) · All departments