“A big challenge for us is to make sure we continue to diversify our economy to ensure we have a strong revenue base in the future,” Treasurer Rita Saffioti said.
Stamp duty relief was a key announcement in Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s first budget,which Cook said had something for everybody.
This budget will be Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s first after she was elevated to the position in June last year following the retirement of former treasurer and premier Mark McGowan.
WAtoday can reveal the areas with the biggest EV purchasing power,even as the state government moves to level the playing field.
A WA program aimed at helping children in the foster system will receive a significant funding boost in the upcoming state government budget.
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.