GST Recommendations to Potentially Negatively Affect WA Economy

'They're going to take our GST' sets alarm bells ringing in the west

Premier Roger Cook said "east coast clowns" attacked Western Australia's federal GST deal. It set alarm bells ringing in WA government offices, literally, as state political reporter Keane Bourke witnessed.

Messing with our fair share of GST puts WA economy at risk

Roger Cook wants people to think he’s the Rocky Balboa of Australian politics - always fighting for WA’s share of the GST.

Productivity Commission highlights need for GST overhaul – 16 News

The Commonwealth Productivity Commission’s interim report into the GST distribution system is historic.   The Commission has rightly concluded that the Morrison Government’s 2018 changes have been an expensive failure. Leading to some Australians having an automatic entitlement to either better services or lower taxes, or in some cases both, than nearly every other Australian. The Minns Labor Government’s position is simple. An Australian living…

GST Recommendations to potentially negatively affect WA economy

The Productivity Commission released an interim report with recommendations that include a return to the pre-2018 GST reforms, which the State Government says could damage Western Australia’s economy. If any of the recommended changes are adopted, WA may lose between $1 billion and $6 billion a year, with WA’s per-person share of the GST plummeting from 82 per cent to just 24 per cent. The suggested options recommend returning to full equalisati…