Return budget to surplus

THE PROMISE: Mark McGowan assured West Australian voters that a government he leads would be able to deliver a surplus by 2019-20.

STATUS: The Budget was delivered on the 7th of September 2017 which revealed that the McGowan Government would not be able to achieve this promise. The Budget Papers outlined a deficit of $1.1 billion in 2019/20.

Evidence of the Promise

WA Labor Election Policy, 9 March 2017:

Evidence of the Status

Budget Paper Volume 3, Page 9: