NSW Budget 2018 features historic firsts for education, including record funding to expand the number of new and upgraded schools, unprecedented investment to air condition more classrooms and universal pre-school for three year olds.

Communities will have access to more green open spaces and playgrounds, as part of the State Government’s commitment to improving the liveability of NSW.

The NSW Government is delivering the benefits of its strong financial management to families and individuals across the State, with cost of living relief, unprecedented school investment and record hospital funding among centrepieces of the 2018-19 NSW Budget.
 

 NSW businesses will receive a boost to their bottom lines with $881 million to be returned to their pockets in payroll tax cuts over the next four years.

The NSW Government will offer 100,000 free apprenticeships as part of an unprecedented level of support for apprentices in NSW Budget 2018, which will ensure there is a strong pipeline of skilled workers across the State.

A new $10 million fund dedicated to expanding trials of driverless vehicles will form part of the NSW Budget being handed down on Tuesday to ensure that the State keeps up with the moving pace of technology.

A record $15 billion will be spent on school funding this year as the Government ramps up its recruitment drive to lure more quality teachers to NSW public schools.
 

Expectant mums, new parents and newborns will benefit from a landmark $157 million Parents Package in next week’s State Budget.