The ACT Government's budget decision to go deeper into debt for community services has been praised by health and welfare groups, but some say opportunities to support the most vulnerable citizens have been missed.

Measures announced to promote tourism operators in the Territory and proposed public asset sales have been well received by industry.

The Government sold its budget as having heart, in contrast to Commonwealth funding and job cuts.

While welfare groups praised the commitment to community services some say the focus was too narrow.

Darlene Cox from the Health Care Consumers Association says absorbing the cuts is brave.

"[It's] a really difficult decision for them and it's grown the deficit but it means we can continue to provide services to the community," she said.

A spokeswoman for the ACT Council of Social Services (ACTCOSS), Rebecca Vassarotti, agrees but is concerned about homeless citizens.

"We think that it could go further in terms of supporting the most vulnerable Canberrans and there are some missed opportunities there," she said.

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Christina Ryan from Advocacy for Inclusion says there should have been more set aside for people with disabilities.

"The Government's just getting fixated on the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) and it's forgetting about all the other facets of people with disabilities' lives," she said.

ACT's hospitality and tourism sectors say they are set to benefit from many of the measures announced in yesterday's budget.

The budget outlined money for attracting international flights, tourism advertising, some major sporting events and even a few new "Welcome to Canberra" signs.

Hotels Association spokesman Brad Watts says it all comes at the end of a difficult 12 months for the industry.

"It's great to see we've been spared the razor gang approach to our sector and good to see tourism funding has been maintained and increased right across the board," he said.

The budget included $1.5 million to continue planning for a new convention centre which still requires a commitment of several hundred million dollars more to be built.

Chris Faulks from the Canberra Business Council says it will be money well spent.

"People that come to conferences spend about $600 a day on hotels, restaurants and retail," she said.

In handing down the budget yesterday, the ACT Government announced plans to sell off a number of public assets to take advantage of the Commonwealth's asset recycling program.

Treasurer Andrew Barr says they include the bookmaker ACTAB, some older public housing stock, office buildings and Canberra's street light network of 73,000 lights.

The Government could already have a buyer for its street light network with Canberra's electricity provider, ActewAGL, welcoming the deal.

The company floated the possibility of upgrading the lights to LED and solar technology; some could also have motion detectors.