WA budget winners and losers

WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE WA BUDGET

WINNERS

* Health - budget up $395.4 million (5 per cent) to a record $8.6 billion

* Meth addicts - $14.9 million over two years to reduce demand for help, including 52 rehabilitation beds, a State Ice Helpline and 13 full time staff for the Community Alcohol and Drug Service

* Education - budget up $81 million to a record $4.84 billion

* Corrective services - $146.8 million over five years to meet growth in prison population

* Police - budget increase of $67.4 million (5.1 per cent) to $1.4 billion and on track to deliver commitment for an extra 550 police and auxiliary officers by July 2017

* Transport infrastructure - $7.7 billion over four years including the Forrestfield-Airport Link and Perth Freight Link

* Tourism - $30 million to attract big business, sporting and cultural events. Regional tourism infrastructure - $268 million over four years, including the new Kimberley National Park and Great Kimberley Marine Park

LOSERS

* Public sector - hiring freeze is finished but wages capped at 1.5 per cent and a major expansion of expenditure reviews to 54 agencies

* Employees of assets - employees of assets up for sale who do not want to work in the private sector