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Ahead of handing down her archetypal authorities fund today, Treasurer Rita Saffioti has conscionable spoken to Radio 6PR’s Millsy & Karl.
She is conscionable the 2nd pistillate treasurer successful WA past aft Carmen Lawrence, joking that punters volition not beryllium capable to stake connected the colour of her necktie today, but arsenic a well-known Dockers fan, she had bought a caller purple overgarment for the occasion.
WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti successful her bureau up of Thursday’s authorities budget.Credit: Trevor Collens
Saffioti said erstwhile premiers and treasurers had wished her good today, including Mark McGowan, Ben Wyatt and Geoff Gallop.
The fund is expected to absorption connected 3 large spending items - outgo of surviving relief, lodging and health.
“A large absorption for america is helping households, and we’ve made immoderate announcements already, and we’ll beryllium making different announcement this afternoon,” she said.
The fund volition beryllium handed down astatine 2pm this afternoon.
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