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Row over GST on Power: FCC Grants Interim Relief to KEPZ Units
- On Friday, the Productivity Commission released a scathing interim report labeling the 2018 GST deal a "mistake" that disproportionately favors Western Australia, recommending the government scrap or modify the current allocation system.
- Former treasurer Scott Morrison established the 2018 system to bolster WA's GST share, backed by a "no worse-off" guarantee that the federal government extended to 2029 to protect other jurisdictions' funding.
- The commission found the arrangement cost federal taxpayers $22 billion in funds directed to WA, creating "perverse outcomes" where WA gains revenue when New South Wales or Victoria experience natural disasters.
- New South Wales Treasurer Daniel Mookhey labeled the deal an "expensive failure," while Western Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti and West Australian Premier Roger Cook launched a campaign to protect the existing GST agreement.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged that WA would "get fair share" of GST, as the commission proposed three alternatives ahead of its final report due by year's end.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
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- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 30%
R 20%
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