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We Exist To Win Premierships
'But we propped you up since federation...'
How is it hard for WA to do forward estimates if they know today that we're only going to get back 55c in the dollar?
It's a joke that get such little return based on the fact we have high mining royalties when don't get the same benefits as other states (high payroll taxes in service industry states, higher tourism income, preferential govt. investment etc.) but it is what it is. I say support the RSPT/MRRT and hike state royalties to high heaven.
We should look to do what is best and not popular.
I would prefer a royalties for regions scheme over a royalties for canberra scheme any day.
Shouldn't GST and mining royalties be to build the country and country areas and not ploughed into buying votes?
On that basis, north west WA and the top end should be benefiting the most.