The NSW budget outlook has worsened, with the government splashing cash on cost-of-living measures and disaster relief even as collections from payroll tax and GST rise and coal royalties soar.
As the NSW Coalition prepares to ask voters for a fourth term two months from now, Treasurer Matt Kean says the state is still on track to produce a surplus by 2024-25, despite a dramatic deterioration in next year’s budget.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
