MarketsDebt MarketsMarket MindsOpinionAhead of Daniel Mookey’s state budget on Tuesday, it’s looking more likely that the financial management scorecard of NSW is at risk.Tim HextAs a Sydneysider, I am used to treading carefully when talking about Victoria’s finances with Melburnians.The deterioration in the state’s finances had begun before the pandemic, but Victorians were still proud of their state and what it had achieved since the dark days of the 1990s recession.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Debt marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Markets