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

Shadow treasurer Daniel Mookhey (L) says the Coalition does not have the $52bn needed for their infrastructure promises, while treasurer Matt Kean says Labor’s numbers on public sector wages ‘don’t add up’. Composite: AAP/ Bianca de Marchi/ Flavio Brancaleone

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.