CAMPAIGNCAPITAL STRATEGY EXECUTION RESULTS
CAPITALREPORT MAY 2012 WA BUDGET EDITION Barnett can’t hide the boom in his budget
A clear majority of voters in marginal State Government electorates believe State Government revenue has increased, since Colin Barnett became Premier in 2008.
A Western Australian Opinion Both Colin Barnett and his Polls (WAOP) poll of 400 voters in Treasurer appear to be attempting and is projected to fall to $1.5billion the marginal seats of Swan Hills, to distract attention from this Riverton, Wanneroo and Mount strong revenue growth, by Lawley in the fortnight leading up highlighting the declining share By highlighting this issue, the to last week’s State Budget, found of WA’s GST revenue redistributed Barnett Government is seeking 50.7 per cent of voters believed to the WA Government by the to create a perception within revenue had increased. Only 9.8 the community that the State per cent of respondents believed this has fallen 30 per cent, from Government is short of cash. revenue had decreased, with 10.6 per cent indicating it had stayed about the same and 28.9 per cent Q: Since the election of the Barnett Government in 2008, do you think the total revenue that the State Government receives from taxation, mining royalties, the Commonwealth unsure. Government and other sources has increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
The results indicated public Total Increased opinion is aligned with the reality of the Barnett Government’s revenue Stayed the same performance since it was elected. In the Carpenter Government’s Total decreased State Government received a total of $19.3billion in revenue. In Unsure 40 50 60 is expected to receive $25.5billion, 0 10 20 30 Q: Why do you say that? an increase of 32 per cent. After
Christian Porter is currently Mining boom, royalties increased presiding over a budget 14.7 per cent bigger, in real terms, than Eric Supported by the facts and media reports Ripper presided over during his last full year as Treasurer. Utilities, taxes and costs gone up
An examination of the forward Money they are throwing around; building projects estimates indicates the State
Government expects this growth GST share gone down, Federal Government taking more to continue. By 2015-16, total State Government revenue is projected Media, my opinion to be $30.2billion, an increase of