Coalition lags Labor in election promises that bolster NSW budget, official costings reveal

State Parliamentary Budget Office estimates Labor’s pledges would improve bottom line by $1.4bn compared to the Coalition’s $97.2m

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Labor’s election promises would deliver a $1.3bn improvement to the New South Wales budget over four years compared with the Coalition’s promises, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Assessments of the policies announced on Monday come less than a week before polls close on the state’s election on 25 March. Pledges made after today may alter the relative standings.

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