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Aaron Bunch

UNBELIEVABLE: Wa budget surplus grows to 3 7 billion - The Untold Story

Iron ore prices and economic growth have helped improve the forecast budget bottom line for WA. (Rebecca Le May/AAP PHOTOS)

Western Australia's government will be $400 million better off this financial year, with a healthy budget surplus off the back of a thriving economy and robust iron ore prices.

In the mid-year budget review, the Cook government projected the state's finances to end $3.7 billion in the black for 2023/24, up from $3.3 billion forecast in May.

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