{"id":13485,"date":"2021-10-21T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13485"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:52:07","slug":"2-8-billion-package-launched-to-turbocharge-nsw-recovery-from-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/2-8-billion-package-launched-to-turbocharge-nsw-recovery-from-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.8 billion package launched to turbocharge NSW recovery from covid-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Families, individuals and businesses across NSW will benefit from a targeted $2.8 billion package developed to accelerate recovery following the three month lockdown due to the Delta COVID-19 outbreak.
\nThe NSW Government\u2019s\u00a0Economic Recovery Strategy<\/em>\u00a0released today includes funding to stimulate economic activity in cities and regions with a strong focus on rebuilding and supporting businesses, helping the hip pocket and boosting jobs.
\nPremier Dominic Perrottet and Treasurer Matt Kean today revealed that as part of the package, households of school-aged children in 2021, will receive $250 in vouchers to stimulate spending and economic activity.
\n\u201cOne of the biggest challenges for so many families during lockdowns was learning from home, and now as life returns to normal\u00a0we want to encourage people to get out and boost economic activity,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cIn many senses this is a \u2018Thank You\u2019\u00a0 that will go some small way towards helping family finances that took a big hit and at the same time supporting businesses and jobs.\u201d
\nThe $250 in vouchers will be available through Service NSW in early 2022. The vouchers will be available to households which had a school-aged child in 2021.
\nTreasurer Matt Kean said the people of\u00a0NSW had shown great strength and ingenuity throughout the pandemic, supported by more than $10 billion in\u00a0NSW Government\u00a0measures throughout the winter 2021 lockdown, and the latest package would\u00a0position the State for a safe, robust and rapid recovery.
\n\u201cThis package will boost confidence, provide fresh opportunities and support NSW to return to a way of life we know and love,\u201d Mr Kean said.
\n\u201cBut we don\u2019t just want to recover what we lost, we want to bounce back better than ever \u2013 and this package lays the foundations to do exactly that.\u201d
\nThe NSW Government\u2019s Economic Recovery Strategy includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n