'Bread and Butter' Relief Features in Restrained Budget

'Bread and butter' relief features in restrained budget

The NSW government is handing down its state budget with an eye to the upcoming election as voters feel the sting of rising living costs.

‘Bread and butter’ relief features in restrained budget

Tolls, trains, schools and hospitals are all slated for an upgrade in a cautious state budget intent on delivering services in rocky economic times. NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will deliver his fourth, and potentially last, budget on Tuesday ahead of the March 2027 election. “We’re determined to use Tuesday’s budget to build a state working families can afford,” he told reporters on Monday. “We understand that people are under such pressure … t…