And that’s a wrap of the 2021-22 NSW state budget blog.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the day:
- Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the budget is set to return to surplus, projected to be almost half a billion dollars, by 2024/25.
- The state’s deficit has halved to $7.9 billion but it is expected to climb back to $8.6 billion next financial year.
- There are plenty of sweeteners for families, including $100 learn-to-swim vouchers and a continuation of free preschool for as many as 45,000 children.
- $2.1 billion over four years has been set aside for 44 new and upgraded schools, the largest school building program in the state’s history.
Our state political editor Alexandra Smith, along with political reporters Tom Rabe and Lucy Cormack, have just filed this story on everything you need to know about today’s events.
Good evening and thanks for joining us. We’ll see you again next year.