Introduction<\/strong> BUILDING A BETTER NEW SOUTH WALES Introduction Just over a month ago, North West Metro opened to the public for the very first time. An eight year dream realised – with time and money to spare. Over a million people have already boarded these new trains. The nation\u2019s first driverless Metro, right here in New … Continue reading “BUDGET SPEECH 2019”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJust over a month ago, North West Metro opened to the public for the very first time.
\nAn eight year dream realised – with time and money to spare.
\nOver a million people have already boarded these new trains.
\nThe nation\u2019s first driverless Metro, right here in New South Wales.
\nThe first step in a game changing network that will forever alter the landscape of our city and our
\nState.
\nSaving people time.
\nConnecting our communities.
\nGrowing our economy.
\nBut North West Metro is more than just a project.
\nIt is a monument to the difference between spin and substance.
\nFirst promised by those opposite 34 years ago – and cancelled 4 times.
\nPromised once by our government – and delivered – on time and under budget.
\nOur bold decisions have unleashed a mega building program on a scale never before seen in
\nthe history of our nation.
\nAnd North West Metro is just one of many dividends the people of New South Wales will now
\nreceive for placing their trust in us.
\nThe Newcastle Light Rail is running.
\nWestern Sydney Stadium has opened.
\nThe new WestConnex M4 Tunnel is about to.
\nThe CBD Light Rail
\nNorthConnex
\nAnd the WestConnex New M5 Tunnel.
\nThis is just the first wave of projects that will breathe new life into our State.
\nAfter these open, along will come the second:
\nA new Football Stadium
\nWalsh Bay Arts Precinct
\nThe Australian Museum
\nA redeveloped Barangaroo
\nThe Princes Highway to the south
\nAnd the Pacific Highway to the north
\nThen even more will come online:
\nSydney Gateway
\nThe M4-M5 Link Tunnels
\nPrecincts in Ultimo & Redfern
\nThe Rozelle Interchange
\nA Powerhouse Museum in Western Sydney
\nParramatta Light Rail
\nAnd after these, still more:
\nThe F6
\nThe Sydney Modern Art Gallery
\nSydney Metro City & South West
\nA renovated Central Station
\nThe Western Harbour Tunnel
\nThe Great Western Highway
\nThe M12 Motorway
\nSydney Metro West
\nNorth South Metro Rail Link
\nAnd the brand new Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
\nWave after wave of projects, forever transforming New South Wales.
\nWe\u2019re launching the biggest school building program since Federation.
\n190 projects – in every corner of the State:
\nBungendore to Bangalow, Milton to Merrylands, Penshurst to Picton.
\nAnd a hospital building blitz that has never been seen before:
\nLiverpool to Lismore, Coffs Harbour to Campbelltown, Gosford to Goulburn
\nBankstown to Blacktown, St George to Shoalhaven, Randwick to Ryde.
\nWe have taken windfall revenues and lazy assets and are transforming them into bricks, mortar,
\nconcrete and steel.
\nRoads, rail, metros and motorways.
\nSchools, hospitals, museums and stadiums.
\nEvery project we build standing in silent testimony to which party is on the right side of history.
\nAnd we are not even halfway through our ambitious agenda for New South Wales.
\nOur infrastructure investment is now approaching $100 billion.
\nA new golden century for New South Wales.
\nThe compound effect of vision, passion and determination.
\nThe Liberals and Nationals are not content to simply sit here as passive custodians of the status
\nquo.
\nWe are relentlessly ambitious for the people of our State.
\nWe share their big dreams and their drive to achieve them.
\nAnd together we forge ahead, pioneers in prosperity, so our people are free to achieve.
\nEven as we sit here today, our machines are grinding away, carving another crossing under the
\nmost famous harbour in the world.
\nA crossing that will one day be used by our children and grandchildren.
\nJust as we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us – we are building a better
\nfuture for those who will come after us.
\nMost good governments have their legacies written long after they are gone.
\nBut our legacy is appearing before our very eyes.
\nIn March, the people of New South Wales made a choice.
\nA choice that also echoed around the nation just a few weeks ago.
\nTo put their faith in a Premier and a party that will always put them first.
\nThe party that knows you don\u2019t need to pull someone else down to lift yourself up.
\nThe party of Menzies\u2019 forgotten Australians.
\nThis last election was a referendum on values and ambition.
\nAnd the people always get it right.
\nWe thank them for the trust they have placed in us.
\nAnd now we are getting straight to work, getting the job done for New South Wales.
\nEconomic Context<\/strong>
\nIn 2011, we faced significant challenges.
\nA slower economy, higher unemployment and ageing infrastructure.
\nOur response was to dare to do things differently.
\nOur record construction program isn\u2019t just the foundation of our future.
\nIt\u2019s been a pillar of our economy too.
\nIn recent years, New South Wales has been leading the pack, powering the nation.
\nAlmost half a million jobs have been added in just 4 years.
\nThis year unemployment fell to its lowest rate since records began.
\nAnd regional New South Wales added more jobs than every other region combined.
\nWorkforce participation is at record highs.
\nYouth unemployment fell to record lows.
\nAnd it\u2019s working women driving our State forward.
\nOur exceptional strength has seen us outperform.
\nGrowing above trend.
\nRecording the fastest per capita growth of any state.
\nContributing the lion\u2019s share of national prosperity.
\nAdding record numbers of jobs.
\nAnd attracting increased levels of business investment.
\nBut today we face a new set of challenges.
\nThe global economic outlook is weaker than it was 12 months ago.
\nOur farmers are battling what some are calling the worst drought in living memory.
\nOur housing market has undergone the biggest downturn in four decades.
\nAnd with wage growth still slow, homeowners are cautious with their spending.
\nBut just as we overcame the challenges of the past – so too will we overcome these new
\nchallenges.
\nWhile our growth is forecast to be slower,
\nIt is strong for this point in the economic cycle – a testament to the resilience and flexibility of our
\neconomy and the working men and women of our State.
\nWe enter the future equipped with the tools that will see us return to trend growth:
\nStrong labour market conditions
\nRecent policy stimulus
\nA solid export sector
\nAnd our record construction program, the cornerstone of our economy.
\nBudget Result<\/strong>
\nWhile we are optimistic, the current economic headwinds have fiscal consequences too.
\nThe soft housing market has wiped $10.6 billion in forecast stamp duty from the Budget since
\n2017.
\nThe federal budget in April cut a further $2.3 billion in GST receipts as consumers tighten their
\nbelts.
\nThese drastic fluctuations are a fact of life in our federal system.
\nAnd a weak and fragile budget would buckle under the strain.
\nBut I am pleased to inform the House – despite the largest revenue write downs in our history –
\nFortress New South Wales is standing strong.
\nToday I can announce a projected operating surplus for 2018-19 of $802 million, and average
\nsurpluses of $1.7 billion each year to 2023.
\nNet debt is again negative – for the fourth year in a row.
\nOur net debt to GSP – the lowest of any mainland state.
\nAnd our Triple-A rating is once again secured.
\nOur wealth is also growing – a shared prosperity in which we all have a stake.
\nOur net worth will surpass $310 billion by 2023, fast approaching a third of a trillion dollars.
\nThat\u2019s because we\u2019ve swapped old assets for new ones – and are building like never before.
\nOur collective wealth is now invested in outstanding schools, world class hospitals, exceptional
\nsporting facilities and state-of-the-art transport.
\nSavings<\/strong>
\nOne of the hallmarks of our government has been running a public service that is focused on the
\nneeds of our citizens.
\nThat means a bigger, better frontline.
\nAnd a leaner, more agile back-office.
\nThis Budget continues that journey, reflecting changes to the public service announced in April.
\nThis means 10 departments will be reduced to 8.
\nWhile our frontline is again boosted, we will drive more efficiencies in our back-office and
\ncontingent labour expenses across government.
\nWe will also reduce spending on consultants and contractors, abolish bonuses for the highest
\npaid department executives and bring long-service leave benefits into line with community
\nstandards.
\nStrong Financial Management<\/strong>
\nWhile we have tightened our own belts, other states have gone down a different path – cutting
\nwages for their workers and increasing taxes on their people.
\nThese short-term measures may help plug holes in their budgets – but they cause long-term
\nharm to their economies.
\nAs Liberals and Nationals, we believe as Menzies did, that people should be free to flourish.
\nThat means less government, not more.
\nAnd lower taxes, not higher ones.
\nOver the last four budgets the Coalition has cut nearly $5 billion in taxes to grow our economy.
\nSo businesses can invest.
\nFamilies can get into their first homes.
\nAnd small business can hire more people.
\nLike Steven Benham from Wilkins Windows.
\nBecause of our payroll tax cuts, he\u2019s now able to take on an extra apprentice.
\n16 year old Chloe Wykes, who\u2019s studying joinery using one of our new fee free apprenticeships
\nat TAFE.
\nA win for business.
\nA win for the economy.
\nAnd a win for a young woman with the chance to now pursue her dream career.
\nOn this side of the House, we believe that you cannot tax your way to prosperity.
\nReducing wages and raising taxes should be levers of last resort – not default options of first
\nopportunity.
\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to say our Budget today will not introduce a single new tax.
\nInstead it continues to fund:
\nStamp duty cuts to help first home buyers
\nIndexing stamp duty to make housing more affordable for the next generation
\nAnd further payroll tax cuts to drive investment and boost small business as the threshold lifts to
\n$900,000.
\nWe\u2019re also using our Budget to deliver for families and lower the cost of living:
\n\u2022 A second Active Kids voucher
\n\u2022 Creative Kids vouchers
\n\u2022 Baby Bundles
\n\u2022 Free Dental checks for Kids
\n\u2022 Reductions in early childhood education costs
\n\u2022 Fee Free Apprenticeships
\n\u2022 TAFE and VET places
\n\u2022 Motor Registration relief for toll users
\n\u2022 Weekly $50 Opal caps
\n\u2022 Energy rebates for self-funded retirees
\n\u2022 Regional Travel Cards for Seniors
\n\u2022 Caravan registration discounts for grey nomads
\n\u2022 And expanding the Energy Switch Program to help lower gas bills.
\nThat takes the total amount we have returned to the people of New South Wales in cost of living
\nsupport in the last two budgets alone to over $2 billion.
\nDrought<\/strong>
\nWith drought now affecting close to 100% of our State – our farming, rural and remote
\ncommunities are being put to the ultimate test.
\nWater is scarce.
\nTimes are tough.
\nAnd people are hurting.
\nThe late Les Murray once claimed – farmers have few friends in Australia\u2019s towns and cities.
\nBut to each and every farmer across our State, I say: all of New South Wales stands with you.
\nWe can\u2019t control the rain – but we can control what we do about it.
\nThis is a Budget for the bush with farmers at its heart.
\nIt delivers critical relief to the most drought-affected communities of New South Wales, taking
\nour total support package to over $1.8 billion.
\nMore transport subsidies for stock, fodder and water.
\nFurther funds for emergency water supplies.
\nAnd waiving charges for water licenses, interest on drought loans and local land service rates.
\nWe know when people on the land aren\u2019t doing well, it doesn\u2019t just affect them.
\nIt also hurts towns and local economies.
\nSo we\u2019re fast tracking local infrastructure projects with another $170 million investment, to keep
\npeople employed and families in towns.
\nOur regional, rural and remote communities are resilient.
\nAnd they will get through this time.
\nBut we can\u2019t just wait for a crisis in order to act.
\nAs one farmer I met in Bourke said, \u201cEvery day, we\u2019re one day closer to when the rain comes.
\nBut we\u2019re also one day closer to when the next drought hits.\u201d
\nThis Budget doesn\u2019t just provide short-term relief for the current crisis – but also long-term
\nsolutions for the future.
\nWe\u2019re using the proceeds from the greatest water project in our history – Snowy Hydro – to
\ndeliver water security for the regional communities of the future.
\nWe\u2019ll look at raising the Wyangala Dam wall
\nAnd delivering the pipeline from Lostock Dam to Glennies Creek.
\nFast-tracking new regional water strategies
\nAnd investing more for bores and drains in the Great Artesian Basin.
\nThe total funding for water security projects in this Budget comes to $1.4 billion.
\nThese decisions we make today will help protect and future proof our regions tomorrow.
\nElection Commitments<\/strong>
\nThis is a Budget that gets it done.
\nIt funds our election commitments – just as we promised.
\nAnd it makes record investments in the things that matter.
\nWorld class services<\/strong>
\nIt boosts our frontline workers yet again.
\n4,600 teachers.
\n5,000 nurses and midwives.
\n3,300 more health professionals.
\nAnd 1,500 more police.
\nThe education measures we are launching today represent the biggest ever New South Wales
\neducation budget.
\nFully meeting our Gonski commitments
\nPutting mental health counsellors in high schools
\nOffering before and after school care for every primary school student in New South Wales
\nRolling out free mobile dental checks for primary school kids from July 1
\nRecord funding for non-government schools
\nWiping the maintenance backlog to zero
\nAir-conditioning over 900 schools
\nAnd investing a record $6.7 billion to build and upgrade 190 schools.
\nOur health system will be boosted to fast-track an additional 8,000 paediatric operations and
\n10,000 cataract surgeries.
\nThat means more staff and less pressure on wait times, and quality care when you need it.
\nAnd I can announce today, for the first time ever, our health infrastructure budget hits the
\n$10 billion mark, with new facilities planned for every corner of the State.
\nWe\u2019ll combat crime with new police stations in Bega, Goulburn and Jindabyne
\nMajor upgrades at Bathurst and Bourke
\nAnd a new state-of-the-art training facility in Dubbo.
\nWe\u2019ll build 10 Service NSW centres
\nAnd put four Service NSW buses on the roads in the regions.
\nWorld class infrastructure<\/strong>
\nOur transport system continues to grow, with another 17 new air-conditioned Waratah trains
\nMore express services to Western Sydney
\nAnd congestion easing measures like smart traffic lights, pinch point upgrades and smart
\nmotorways.
\nWe\u2019ll duplicate Nelson Bay Road
\nAnd duplicate the Great Western Highway from Katoomba to Lithgow.
\nWe\u2019re fast-tracking Sydney Metro West to start construction next year
\nAnd we\u2019ll build the North-South Metro Rail Link – getting ready for our new airport.
\nRegional Investment<\/strong>
\nIn our regions we\u2019ll deliver $500 million to repair local roads
\nAnd another $500 million to fix country bridges.
\nWe\u2019ll eliminate blackspots – and build new data centres.
\nAcross our regions, we\u2019re delivering thousands of small investments making a big difference to
\nregional communities.
\nThe Environment<\/strong>
\nOur environment wins with a new national park in south-west Sydney – to protect precious koala
\nhabitats.
\nWe will invest $150 million for new and improved public parklands
\nUpgrade fire trails and National Park walking tracks
\nAnd give more households the choice of cheap, clean energy – with no-interest loans for solar
\npanels and batteries.
\nDigital New South Wales<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ll continue to make people\u2019s lives easier with a focus on digital government.
\nVictoria has copied our Service NSW approach – and now the Commonwealth too is jumping on
\nboard – with the originally named \u201cService Australia\u201d.
\nBut we\u2019re going to take things to the next level.
\nThis Budget provides seed funding of $100 million to establish the Digital Restart Fund
\nTo drive digital transformation across the whole of government.
\nAnd after successful trials in key locations \u2013 New South Wales drivers will be the first in the
\ncountry to have the choice of a digital driver\u2019s licence from August this year.
\nJobs for the future<\/strong>
\nAt the heart of this Budget are policies that grow jobs.
\nWe believe, as Reagan did, that work and family are at the centre of our lives, the foundation of
\nour dignity as a free people.
\nThat\u2019s why it\u2019s important to us that there is work for those who want it – and a fair reward for those
\nwho work.
\nA few weeks ago I was out in Cobar, the red heart of New South Wales.
\nOne in three people there work the mines.
\nPlenty more earn their living from the people mining brings in.
\nPeople like Neal Valk who\u2019s here in the gallery today – and who has worked mines up and down
\nthe country.
\nHe knows, as we do, just how much we depend on our miners for their contribution to our
\neconomy.
\nAnd just how much they depend on us, to do the right thing by them, with policies that help,
\nrather than hurt.
\nUnlike others, who seek to play politics with their lives and livelihoods
\nOn this side of the House, we are proud to stand in solidarity with the blue collar workers of our
\nState.
\nAnd our commitment to them is to always put them first.
\nWe are also helping create the jobs of tomorrow.
\nIn 2015 we promised an additional 150,000 jobs by this year.
\nInstead, we have delivered more than triple that number.
\nThis year, we committed to an even more ambitious target of 250,000 jobs by 2023.
\nAnd we intend on achieving that too.
\nTo help skill our workforce, this Budget funds 100,000 fee free TAFE and VET courses.
\nIncluding 30,000 for mature-aged workers.
\nWe\u2019ll build a new state-of-the-art Western Sydney Construction Hub.
\nEight new TAFE Connected Learning Centres for our regions.
\nAnd invest in training and mentoring for women who want to get into the workforce.
\nWe\u2019ll also develop four new major employment precincts to add to the six already underway.
\nOur policies are working – and so too are hundreds of thousands more men and women across
\nthe State.
\nHelping the most vulnerable<\/strong>
\nOne of the benefits of running strong budgets is our ability to help people who need it most.
\nWe are using our financial might to help those who have slipped through the cracks.
\nOur previous two budgets have:
\nRolled out palliative care programs
\nHelped injured workers recover faster
\nIncreased funding for children at risk
\nDelivered initiatives to increase adoption rates
\nHelped indigenous boys complete their education
\nSupported drug addicts with a second chance
\nIncreased funding for domestic violence initiatives
\nAnd allocated money to reduce homelessness.
\nToday this Budget continues our targeted investments, giving the most vulnerable among us
\nsupport and care:
\nA new Ageing and Disability Commissioner – to stand up for those most at risk
\nIncreased assistance to Lifeline and Kids Helpline, meaning they can answer thousands more
\ncalls per year
\nAnd a new investment in cutting edge spinal research – to one day help people who were told
\nthey would never walk, take their first steps.
\nAs conservatives, we are champions of hope and opportunity.
\nWe know part of building a better future is helping people build better lives.
\nAnd we do this by finding new ways to solve old problems.
\nOur social impact investments are bearing fruits, delivering $220 million in outcomes contracts
\nso far, supporting programs which enable at-risk children to have a safe and stable home.
\nThis Budget continues to tackle indigenous disadvantage with $55 million in funding to upgrade
\nlocal infrastructure and establish new opportunities to get ahead – through the Roads to Home
\nprogram.
\nWe\u2019re also proud to partner with Foodbank, with $8 million in funding over the next four years,
\nto provide breakfast at an additional 500 schools across this State.
\nI want to thank parents like Sam Hyratt and Amanda Mataele, here today, who volunteer at the
\nBreakfast Club to make sure students at Campbellfield Public School start the day will a full
\nmeal, ready to learn.
\nThey rise early, day in day out, to make sure no child is left behind.
\nTheir reward is not financial, but it is invaluable – witnessing the bonds of their community grow
\never stronger, and knowing that so many kids will feel better and achieve more – because
\nthey’ve been fed and nurtured all before the school bell rings to start the day.
\nI also want to acknowledge the former Labor leader – Mr John Robertson – for his advocacy – in
\nmaking this possible.
\nSetting up for success<\/strong>
\nGood governments don\u2019t plan according to electoral cycles.
\nThey plan for the future they know is coming.
\nOur economic landscape is rapidly shifting.
\nProductivity growth has slowed.
\nOur population is ageing.
\nAutomation and artificial intelligence will soon touch the working lives of millions of our people.
\nAnd a booming middle class in Asia will open massive new markets and new opportunities.
\nWe must act now to overcome these challenges – and make the most of what lies ahead.
\nThis Budget puts in place four pillars of prosperity – to set our State up for future success.
\nEconomic Blueprint<\/strong>
\nThe first pillar is a vision and a plan – to take our economy to the next level.
\nWe take pride in our place as Australia\u2019s leading economy.
\nBut the race that matters is a race against time – to secure our strength today and tomorrow.
\nBy the end of this year the Chief Economist will formally release the New South Wales
\nEconomic Blueprint.
\nIt will identify the industries and markets where our future prosperity lies.
\nAnd help us to be ready for new opportunities yet to emerge.
\nGenerations Fund<\/strong>
\nThe second pillar is sustainable debt – and a commitment to intergenerational equity.
\nThe $3 billion Generations Fund – launched last year – has already grown to $10.8 billion,
\nthanks to new contributions and strong returns.
\nBy 2030, it\u2019s expected to reach $28 billion – a balance sheet buffer to keep our debt sustainable
\nand support our Triple-A rating.
\nFederal Financial Relations<\/strong>
\nThe third pillar is making the case for a better Federation.
\nIn our three-tier federal system – financial relations are a mess.
\nThe people of New South Wales contribute the most in GST and income tax – yet have to sit and
\nwatch as it\u2019s doled out to other states with no benefit for themselves.
\nWe rely on the Commonwealth for a substantial part of our funding – but have little control over
\nwhere it is spent.
\nWhen GST receipts fall – we find out at the last minute.
\nAnd the complicated tangle of financial arrangements makes it harder for states to plan.
\nUnder the current system, states that perform well are penalised.
\nReforming states end up subsidising those that don\u2019t.
\nStates that do nothing to strengthen their economies – reap windfall gains from other states that
\ndo.
\nThis is not a system that\u2019s fit for purpose.
\nAnd New South Wales can no longer wait for others to act.
\nJust like we took the lead in establishing the national Board of Treasurers.
\nToday I announce we will again take the lead – launching a comprehensive review of
\nFederal-Financial Relations from a New South Wales perspective.
\nThe review will be conducted by a panel of eminent experts.
\nThey will be charged with finding ways to give states that embrace reform – more autonomy and
\nmore flexibility – making dynamic federalism a reality.
\nThey will develop practical options for state reform on how to best encourage investment and
\ngrowth in the State\u2019s economy.
\nAbove all the panel will be guided by core Liberal principles – lower, simpler, fairer and more
\nsustainable taxes for the people of New South Wales.
\nOutcomes<\/strong>
\nThe final pillar is more efficient government spending – as we move to the next phase of outcome
\nbudgeting.
\nNo state has been more committed to implementing the Gonski principles than
\nNew South Wales.
\nThis has seen record real increases in our education budget.
\nBut we need to ensure this is matched by a corresponding increase in education outcomes.
\nWe want our kids not just to be the best funded, but the best educated.
\nEducation will be the first department shifting to a focus on outcomes.
\nOver the coming 12 months each cluster will produce an Outcome and Business Plan – showing
\nhow the taxpayer money it spends will achieve concrete outcomes – and if something\u2019s not
\nworking – how they will fix it.
\nConclusion<\/strong>
\nOver our last two terms we have developed sources of enduring wealth for our State.
\nA strong economy with quality jobs.
\nRecord investments in the services that matter.
\nThe largest construction program in our State\u2019s history.
\nTax cuts and cost of living support.
\nNegative net debt and growing net worth.
\nAnd a sovereign wealth fund that will deliver dividends for future generations.
\nWe now promise to maintain the momentum that has made New South Wales number one.
\nAnd with this Budget we are getting it done.
\nThe best education for your children – in state-of-the-art schools
\nWorld-class healthcare in world-class hospitals.
\nMetro lines and better roads to get you home faster to the ones you love.
\nAnd more help for those doing it tough.
\nThis is a Budget that revs up our regions and supercharges our cities.
\nThat supports people-powered businesses creating millions of jobs.
\nA Budget of delivery kicking off a term of delivery.
\nI commend it to the House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"