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Maeve Bannister

NSW budget readies for rainy day with surplus surprise

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says he has cut 'wasteful' spending while funding Labor's commitments. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

A rainy-day budget will prepare NSW for looming economic storms as the state battles the challenges of inflation, rising unemployment and higher interest rates.

In his first budget, Treasurer Daniel Mookhey predicted a deficit of $7.8 billion in 2023/24 before the delivery of a modest surplus of $844 million in 2024/25.

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