...savings from just 3 reforms can save $594 million p/a for W.A.

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Scrap Royalties for Regions and Keystart, says WA's economic regulator

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-11/economic-regulator-calls-for-overhaul-of-wa-economy/5384408?section=business - ABC - 11.4.2014

The contentious Royalties for Regions scheme should be dumped, taxes reformed and shopping hours deregulated under a radical overhaul of the WA economy recommended by the state's economic regulator.

ERA chairman Lyndon Rowe said savings from just three of the reforms - taxis, potatoes and taxes - could deliver as much as $594 million per year to the state's economy..

Lyndon Rowe - independent Economic Regulation Authority chairman.