NSW GOVERNMENT:

* "This budget gets NSW dressed for success. This is a budget with a heart. It looks after the great people of NSW who have done so well during the pandemic." Treasurer Dominic Perrottet

NSW LABOR:

* "The government makes gestures in terms of the cost of living, but it's nothing in comparison to the quantum they're taking out of the pockets of the people of NSW. It pales in comparison." - Labor leader Chris Minns

COMMITTEE FOR SYDNEY:

"Today's numbers reveal a remarkable bounce back in our state's economic fortunes... this is no longer an emergency budget. Now the task is to become a leader in economic reform." - CEO Gabriel Metcalf

AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NSW:

* "The cracks are showing in our hospitals and frankly, we're concerned this won't be enough to fix a system that is already struggling with demand. Public hospitals across the state are struggling, but the situation in regional, rural and remote NSW is head-in-hands harrowing." - NSW president Dr Danielle McMullen

BUSINESS NSW:

* "This budget shows that strong financial management continues to position NSW as the powerhouse of the Australian economy as we emerge from this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. " - CEO Daniel Hunter.

AI GROUP:

* "The budget will help secure a continuation of the recovery in business activity and employment; it will support a range of important social programs; and through its emphasis on laying the foundation for future productivity growth, it reinforces the reputation of NSW as a leader in the development of a progressive economic agenda." - NSW head Helen Waldron

BUSINESS SYDNEY:

* "The state's economic powerhouse lags well behind in economic recovery and needs every dollar announced today and more to return to its former glory," acting executive director Damian Kelly.

NSW TOURISM INDUSTRY COUNCIL:

* "International tourists spend more than their domestic counterparts and filling the void was never going to be easy. With international borders likely to be closed for some time, more needs to be done to sustain an increase in foot traffic in Sydney's CBDs." - Greg Binskin.

MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE:

* "NSW's revenue recovery has exceeded our initial expectations, reflecting a stronger-than-anticipated domestic economic recovery despite severe economic and revenue disruptions from the pandemic and border closures." - John Manning, Vice President

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY:

* "With Victoria and Queensland's multi-billion dollar injections of funding for construction of social housing in their budgets, NSW is now trailing behind." - NSW CEO Jack de Groot.

COMMUNITY HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION:

* "Safe, secure and affordable housing is a basic human right. Having 50,000 households on the social waiting list in NSW and no plan to address the problem is simply unacceptable." CEO Mark Degotardi.

DV NSW:

"We needed 5000 homes (each year), but we only got 800," NSW policy manager Renata Field.

UNIONS NSW:

"Workers are telling us they've had enough ... we are being overworked, not being appropriately compensated, and unless it changes, not just the pay but the conditions under which they work, they're going to take matters into their own hands." - secretary Mark Morey.

Australian Associated Press