NSW Budget 2021: The final verdict
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has delivered his fifth budget, with an $8.6 billion deficit in the next financial year. Read our budget recap.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has praised this year's budget as one that delivers for workers across the state.
She dismissed claims from Opposition Leader Chris Minns that the budget will leave working families worse off.
"The people of NSW know that this budget is for them," Ms Berejikian said.
"It's about jobs, it's about infrastructure, it's about services."
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Originally published as NSW Budget 2021: The final verdict
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