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WA budget surplus again set to top $4 billion, with households to get $400 electricity rebate

Households are set to receive another across-the-board electricity rebate in today's WA budget. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon)

Swelling iron ore royalties and GST payments from the Commonwealth are set to hand the West Australian government a bumper surplus of more than $4 billion for the third straight year.

And the cash bonanza is once again tipped to fund big subsidies for WA electricity users, with households poised to receive an across-the-board rebate of $400 off their bills.

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