Treasurers in Australia’s two most-populous states have criticised the Albanese government, claiming cuts in infrastructure and other transfers had buffed up the outlook for the federal budget at the expense of their own.
Daniel Mookhey, New South Wales’ treasurer, unveiled a mid-year budget update for his state on Thursday showing the deficit for the 2023-24 year had ballooned by $1.7bn to $9.6bn since the budget was released three months ago.
