NSW residents set to receive $100 vouchers for dining and entertainment to boost post-pandemic economy

The NSW budget has slumped into the red due to the coronavirus pandemic and the treasurer is backing a jobs-first approach to bring the state back to surplus.

A file photo of people dining at Sydney's Circular Quay. Source: AAP

Every NSW resident is in line for $100 worth of vouchers to spend on dining and entertainment under a $500 million plan to be announced in the budget. 

The 2020/21 budget, to be handed down by Treasurer Dominic Perrottet on Tuesday, is expected to include a range of measures to boost the economy which has been dented by the coronavirus pandemic.

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