WINNERS
Health - $37 billion total investment, including $655m for infrastructure over four years, with projects such as $182.3m for the patient assisted travel scheme and $4.4m for the Peel Health Campus
Education - $22.2 billion in total over four years, including $468.7m to build and improve schools
Police and justice - $78.8m to build the Armadale Courthouse and Police Complex, $26.9m for a new police helicopter, $20.5m for the new Target 120 initiative to reduce juvenile reoffending, and two new magistrates to ease the burden on courts
Emergency services - $128.5m for critical fire emergency services including $19.5m for volunteer and marine rescue groups
Regional WA - Continued investment of $1 billion per year for Royalties for Regions including roads, schools and health facilities such as $73.3m for the Geraldton Health Campus, $9.3m for 33 additional alcohol and drug rehabilitation beds, but no backflip on the Moora Residential College closure
Arts and culture - His Majesty's Theatre will get a $6.5 million refurbishment, including an orchestra pit lift
LOSERS
Households - The average household will be slugged an extra $292.07 a year for utilities and other fees
Residential water guzzlers - Households using more than 500 kilolitres per year will be slugged with a 16 per cent water price hike, while significant regional water consumers will get a 10 per cent increase.
Industrial water guzzlers - The mining and public water supply sectors will pay new fees expected to recover $2.9 million over four years
Foreign residential buyers - Surcharge increases to seven per cent, bringing WA in line with most other states. Expected to raise $50m over the forward estimates
Miners - No longer exempt from a building and construction industry training fund levy. Mining lease rents will also go up six per cent for each of the next two years, raising $15 million
Recreational fishers - Licences will go up by $5, providing $1.1m annually for recreational fishing management and initiatives, but the fee will remain unchanged for the rest of this term of government.
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