--- title: "The Australia Institute: \"The WA Premier recently suggested that “if we are going to c…\" | Politics Computer" description: "The WA Premier recently suggested that “if we are going to continue to attract the investment that we need for these [gas] projects which deliver pros" url: "https://politics.computer/ad/34c40fda94f472763e20d1563675868ec5b37630ad35ba0d98fc78bc086c10b3" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Ads](https://politics.computer/ads) / [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) **The Australia Institute** Sponsored, paid for by The Australia Institute The WA Premier recently suggested that “if we are going to continue to attract the investment that we need for these \[gas\] projects which deliver prosperity, literally over decades, you have to make sure you provide a stable environment for these companies to be able to make those investment decisions.” The WA Budget allows us to run a bit of a factcheck on this ‘delivering of prosperity’ aspect. It’s clear that this isn’t the case for WA taxpayers. While we have long been noting that WA drivers pay more in car registration fees than gas companies do in royalties to the WA government, the latest budget shows that the gap between the two is getting ever bigger. The Premier might ponder just who is delivering prosperity. Because right now, WA’s drivers and gamblers are paying more tax to the WA government to help fund vital services, than are gas companies. Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260518-wa-drivers-pay-more-in-car-registration-than-gas-companies-pay-in-royalties ![](https://politics.computer/media/34c40fda94f472763e20d1563675868ec5b37630ad35ba0d98fc78bc086c10b3?w=480) Interest group, Federal # [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) Spent $1.5K–$2K Times shown 300K–350K Running since 18 May 2026 Still running. ## What the ad says The WA Premier recently suggested that “if we are going to continue to attract the investment that we need for these \[gas\] projects which deliver prosperity, literally over decades, you have to make sure you provide a stable environment for these companies to be able to make those investment decisions.” The WA Budget allows us to run a bit of a factcheck on this ‘delivering of prosperity’ aspect. It’s clear that this isn’t the case for WA taxpayers. While we have long been noting that WA drivers pay more in car registration fees than gas companies do in royalties to the WA government, the latest budget shows that the gap between the two is getting ever bigger. The Premier might ponder just who is delivering prosperity. Because right now, WA’s drivers and gamblers are paying more tax to the WA government to help fund vital services, than are gas companies. Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260518-wa-drivers-pay-more-in-car-registration-than-gas-companies-pay-in-royalties About Economy tax, Energy Promotes The Point Goes after WA Premier See it in Meta's Ad Library - [Started 18 May 2026](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=2061051641510105) $1.5K–$2K, running ## More from The Australia Institute [All their ads](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. 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