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WA government fights to keep GST deal, seeks 25 per cent mining carve-out

WA seeks a 25% mining revenue carve-out and partial horizontal fiscal equalisation to maintain its 2018 GST deal, which secured $7.8 billion this year, aiming to protect investment incentives.

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WA is desperate to retain the GST deal it struck with Scott Morrison as the Productivity Commission looks to rein in cost blowouts, and says exempting 25 per cent of mining revenues could help.

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Prominent WA business leader Michael Chaney defends GST deal

Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney has joined the chorus of WA voices urging the Commonwealth not to scuttle the GST deal that has delivered the State a $43 billion windfall.

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WA government fights to keep GST deal, seeks 25 per cent mining carve-out

WA is desperate to retain the GST deal it struck with Scott Morrison as the Productivity Commission looks to rein in cost blowouts, and says exempting 25 per cent of mining revenues could help.

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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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