Landmark review says GST plan costly and unfair
3 sources·Updated August 14, 2026
GST plan review
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- Guardian Australia·2h agoMorrison-era GST deal with WA a multi-billion dollar mistake that should be reversed, Productivity Commission finds
Interim report calls for carve-up deal that has only benefited Western Australia to be ‘reshaped’ as it has achieved almost none of its objectives Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Productivity…
Read at Guardian Australia → - The Conversation AU·2h ago‘A costly mistake’: new review finds giving WA billions in extra GST was unfair to other states
BJP7 Images/Getty Images The Productivity Commission has recommended undoing the controversial 2018 changes to the distribution of goods and services tax (GST) revenue between the states that has cost taxpayers A$23 billion. It has proposed reinstating the system that existed…
Read at The Conversation AU → - ABC Just In AU·2h agoLandmark review says GST plan costly and unfair
The Productivity Commission finds the WA GST deal is a "costly mistake" that has led to "perverse" outcomes, and recommends it be scrapped.
Read at ABC Just In AU →
