BUDGET – NEW SOUTH WALES

Fights over pay rises challenge bold NSW budget prediction

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Original article by John Kehoe, David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 19-Jun-24

The NSW government’s budget papers show that the state is forecast to post a deficit of $3.6bn in 2024-25; NSW is also projected to record larger-than-expected deficits for nine consecutive years. However, factors such as a higher tax take from stamp duty and land tax will boost state government revenue by $10.7bn over the four-year forward estimates period. Much of the budget’s forecasts are based on expectations that public sector wage growth will be capped at 3.5 per cent a year and total employee expenses growth will be limited to 3.2 per cent; some unions are seeking pay rises of up to 25 per cent over four years.

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State surpluses on the slide as spending lifts

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Original article by Anthony Klan, Brad Norington
The Australian – Page: 5 : 19-Dec-18

The New South Wales government’s mid-year budget review shows that it now expects to post a surplus of $1.1bn for 2018-19, compared with a forecast surplus of $1.4bn in the June 2018 Budget. The government has also scaled back the projected surpluses for the following three financial years. A $4.04bn increase in government spending over the next four years is the major contributor to the lower surplus forecasts. The downturn in Sydney’s property market is expected to result in stamp duty revenue falling $2.5 billion over four years.

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Treasurer’s $1bn in sweeteners for voters

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Original article by Andrew Clennell, Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 20-Jun-18

The New South Wales Government’s June 2018 Budget has forecast a surplus of $A3.9bn in 2017-18, and surpluses of at least $A1.4bn in each of the next four financial years. However, spending on transport infrastructure projects will see the state’s net debt blow out to $A28.6bn in 2021-22. The government has also announced a raft of spending measures aimed at families, while it has unveiled plans for a sovereign wealth fund that will own a 49 per cent stake in WestConnex after the balance of the toll road is privatised.

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Miners plead for no new tax slug in NSW budget

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Original article by Annabel Hepworth
The Australian – Page: 19 & 22 : 26-May-16

The New South Wales Minerals Council has warned the State Government that imposing additional taxes on mining companies in the June 2016 Budget will deter investment and increase investor uncertainty. The Council’s pre-Budget submission has also urged Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian to provide more funding for the "Resources for Regions" infrastructure program.

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