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WA s built a big budget surplus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, now the question is how to spend it
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DecDecember 2020 at 4:42am
WA appears to be rolling in cash, giving the McGowan Government a war chest ahead of the election.
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In the coming days Western Australia will predict a surplus of $2.2 billion in 2020-21, almost double what was anticipated when the state budget was handed down just three months ago.
Compared to other states and territories, WA appears to be rolling in cash as the country deals with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.