NSW budget must be adult in the room on sensible spending
If Treasurer Daniel Mookhey continues to resist the populist urge to spend his way out of every problem, NSW can retain its place as a fiscally prudent state government — especially compared with its spendthrift counterparts in Victoria and Tasmania.
When NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey hands down his second state budget on Tuesday he has the opportunity to position the Minns government as a fiscally prudent state government, especially compared to its spendthrift counterparts in Victoria and Tasmania.
His government has promised some positive moves, including changes to the workers’ compensation scheme that aim to improve its sustainability after years of cost blowouts and operational inefficiencies.
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Gene Tunny is an Adjunct Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies and the founder of Adept Economics.
