Infrastructure cash splash: NSW budget

NSW BUDGET - WHAT'S IN:

* More than 170 new buses and extra bus services across Sydney, the Hunter and Central Coast: $1.5b

* Upgrades to roads in western Sydney and planning for three new Sydney motorways: $1b

* Upgrades to Concord and Campbelltown hospitals: $973m

* New hospital for Tweed Heads on the Queensland-NSW border: up to $534m

* Regional water infrastructure projects: $500m

* Expansion of the Art Gallery of NSW dubbed 'Sydney Modern': $244m

* Improve access to public transport: $200m

* Extra funding for pre-school fee relief program: $217m

* Palliative care services: $100m

* New Supermax jail to house hard core extremists: $47m over three years

* Mental health services: $20m

WHAT'S OUT

* Stamp duty abolished for first home buyers on existing and new homes up to $650,000

* Stamp duty charged on lenders' mortgage insurance scrapped for first home buyers with limited deposits.