Cost of living relief promised in WA state budget

Help is on the way for West Australians. Cost of living relief is promised in tomorrow’s state budget. State politics reporter Michael Genovese is at Parliament House. Michael, what can we expect? Michael 9 News understands electricity credits will be included in Rita Saffiotti’s first budget tomorrow. It’s expected that power bill discount will be around $400.00, in line with the same measure applied last year. Today, on the eve of the state budget, the Cook government took a backseat as Anthony Albanese rolled into town with some budget announcements of his own at a Perth business breakfast. The Prime Minister made it his business to sell his budget. Next week’s budget will deliver new help with the cost of living for all Australians. Tomorrow’s State budget Taking a backseat during Anthony Albanese’s 20th visit to WA as PM today, I announced that next week’s budget will invest in a new era of mineral exploration. 1/2 billion dollar pledge to map what’s under Australia’s soil and seabed to find untapped critical minerals, iron ore and gold. The announcement welcomed by the State Opposition Leader to have a better understanding of. Of the geology of the continent is always a good thing. He’s less enthused by the federal commitment to build the Westport. The PM pledging $33 million to plan the enormous project in Kwinana. Labor Government are committing $33 million towards a project with no construction time frame, no overall budget commitment. While we have a housing crisis on the eve of Rita Saffiotti’s first budget, the opposition says another electricity credit would be just a sugar hit, at the same time, bumping up the costs of power, bumping up the cost of water, bumping up the cost of the family car. Michael Genovese 9 News.