Gold tax hike bites dust as Dawesville escapes impact

Nathan Hondros
Updated October 11 2017 - 12:21pm, first published October 10 2017 - 6:21pm

An increase in Western Australia’s gold royalty appears doomed after the Liberal opposition decided to block the move on Tuesday, citing the jobs the $400 million tax hike would have cost.

Nathan Hondros

Nathan Hondros

Senior Journalist

Senior Journalist for the Mandurah Mail, Australian Community Media, and Fairfax Media.

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