Premier Mark McGowan has declared Western Australia is"back on track" after his Government delivered the state's first budget surplus in five years, on the back of a surge in Commonwealth grants, iron ore royalties and GST top up payments.
The surplus will reach $553 million this financial year and a total of $9.3 billion over the next four years, although much of that is already allocated to spending on Commonwealth infrastructure projects. "Western Australia is back on track. We are now officially back in surplus. A real surplus, right here, right now," Mr McGowan said.
..yes i did notice the bills increasing from the state government monopolies
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