Reaction to the WA budget

* WA Liberal Opposition: No relief for the record number of people looking for work, families in financial hardship or small businesses struggling under the state's weak domestic economy

* Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA: Pleased state finances are under repair, saving money on interest payments for debt, but small businesses should have got payroll tax relief

* Mining industry groups: Happy they weren't slugged, saying the budget gives certainty needed to continue investing in the state

* Community and Public Sector Union: Industrial action is on the cards after the state government continued its policy to limit pay increases to $1000 a year

* WA Council of Social Services: Welcomed measures to get accused criminals out of remand, but complained even the small increase in energy prices would not help debt-laden, low-income households

* State School Teachers Union: Disappointed the total education budget only went up about one per cent, and the sole positive note was more cash for students with disabilities

* Moody's Investors Service: An earlier and higher surplus than previously budgeted will alleviate pressure on WA's debt burden, although it remains elevated and is the highest among the states

* S&P Global Ratings: Low government spending growth, which includes public sector pay, may be challenging, but feasible, to maintain through the medium term.