BUDGET – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Steeled for ore fall budgetary blow

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Original article by Patrick Commins
The Australian – Page: 2 : 28-Sep-21

Chris Richardson of Deloitte Access Economics says the sharp fall in the iron ore price has major implications for the federal and Western Australian budgets. He says the 2021-22 budget forecasts of both governments may not have been conservative enough in the wake of the price crash. The fall in the iron ore price has been attributed to factors such as the Chinese government’s environmentally-driven restrictions on steel production and the financial problems of property developer Evergrande. Surging commodity prices saw overall tax revenue from the mining sector top $30bn in 2020-21, compared with just $12bn in 2015-16.

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DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD

WA Treasurer puts asset sales on hold

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 11-May-18

The Western Australian Government’s May 2018 Budget has forecast a deficit of $A1.3bn for 2017-18, while it expects to deliver a $A572m surplus in 2020-21. The Budget papers also show that the state’s net debt is forecast to be $A39.1bn in 2018-19 and $A40.85bn in 2019-20, with Premier Mark McGowan reiterating that the government will reduce debt gradually. Meanwhile, Budget measures are expected to result in the average household paying an extra $A292 in government fees and charges in 2018-19.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, WESTERN POWER CORPORATION, LANDGATE, TOTALIZATOR AGENCY BOARD (WESTERN AUSTRALIA), INVESTEC AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE

WA Budget 2017: 50 gold producers hit with royalties double whammy

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Original article by Neale Prior
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 8-Sep-17

The Western Australian Government’s 2017 Budget includes an increase in the gold royalty rate from 2.5 per cent to 3.75 per cent when the spot gold price trades above $A1,200 ($US959) an ounce. In addition, gold miners whose annual output exceeds the 2,500oz threshold for a royalty exemption will no longer be entitled to it. The Association of Mining & Exploration Companies has described the measures as a "tax grab" that will result in job cuts in the sector. Large mining companies also face an 0.5 per cent increase in the payroll tax rate, although this will be temporary.

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ASSOCIATION OF MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, THE CHAMBER OF MINERALS AND ENERGY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED

WA in $16b asset sale to fix budget

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Original article by Julie-anne Sprague, Tess Ingram
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 13-May-16

The Western Australian Government’s May 2016 Budget forecasts that the state’s deficit will blow out to $A3.9bn in 2017, while net debt will rise above $A40bn by 2019. Treasurer Mike Nahan has flagged plans to privatise some $A16bn worth of state assets, including Western Power, the TAB and Fremantle Ports. Nahan has stressed the need for asset sales to reduce the Budget deficit and to invest in new infrastructure.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, WESTERN POWER CORPORATION, TOTALIZATOR AGENCY BOARD (WESTERN AUSTRALIA), FREMANTLE PORTS, HORIZON POWER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, STANDARD AND POOR’S CORPORATION

Nahan’s GST plan aims to net billions

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Original article by Shane Wright, Andrew Probyn
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 2-Oct-14

Western Australian (WA) Treasurer Mike Nahan has revealed a plan to change the allocation of goods and services tax (GST) among the states. On 1 October 2014, Nahan told Federal MPs that WA will only get $A0.37 of every dollar of GST raised in the state. Nahan has proposed a change in the treatment of iron ore royalties by the Commonwealth Grants Commission. Nahan admitted that the fall in iron ore prices would cut between $A1.5 billion and $A2 billion from the state’s budget

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, AUSTRALIA. COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY