WA’s improved surplus has been driven mostly by an uptick in iron ore royalties,but those gains were offset by ramped-up spending.
WA Premier Roger Cook doesn’t care if other states are sick of his constant rhetoric around the 2018 GST deal. And he’s happy to let them know it.
Treasurer Rita Saffioti said the announcement made WA the only Australian state to have AAA ratings from both Moody’s and S&P Global.
WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed three new Treasury staff will join a team of bureaucrats focused on protecting WA’s GST share ahead of two federal reviews.
Education Minister Tony Buti has retracted comments calling Nationals MLA Mia Davies a “smart arse” following discussions surrounding funding for a regional college.
Premier Mark McGowan told a business breakfast that any political party which tried to change the current distribution of GST arrangement would suffer dire consequences in Western Australia.
By continuing the $400 electricity bill credit for a third year in a row,Mark McGowan has again crafted a budget that literally has “something for everyone”.
Despite cost-of-living relief being at the heart of Thursday’s state budget,many remain concerned by everyday expenses including rent,bills and business costs.
Premier Mark McGowan has used this year’s budget to tackle the issues for which his government has copped the most heat.
Pilbara mines supplying Asian steel mills are expected to deliver $9.3 billion in royalties to WA this financial year but the budget delivered on Thursday assumes this will fall to $6 billion in the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
The McGowan government is using yet another iron ore-fuelled surplus to throw the kitchen sink at cost-of-living pressures in Western Australia.