New South Wales Budget spends on health and schools, with slower growth ahead
Client AlertThe NSW Budget 2026 focuses on health and education spending, with slower growth forecasts, rising debt and targeted foreign investor duty relief measures.
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The NSW Budget 2026 focuses on health and education spending, with slower growth forecasts, rising debt and targeted foreign investor duty relief measures.
On Tuesday 23 June 2026, Treasurer David Janetzki handed down his second state budget alongside Premier David Crisafulli. Deficits are forecast throughout the forward estimates, with a surplus of $619m projected for 2029-30.
The Government has announced revisions to several tax measures in the Budget, affecting capital gains tax treatment for small businesses, a special carve-out for start-ups, and a conditional exclusion for discretionary testamentary trusts from the 30 per cent tax on trusts.