WA GST deal adds $6bn to federal budget deficit

Western Australia’s sweetheart GST deal effectively almost ­tripled the federal government’s budget deficit and has now cost ...

Chalmers launches business tax, GST reviews

The Treasurer announced reviews to reduce compliance costs in the business tax system and the distribution of the $100 ...
Opinion

The controversial GST deal with the states is under review. There are better alternatives

Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week announced the Productivity Commission will review the 2018 deal that gave states a guaranteed minimum share of the goods and services tax (GST). Within minutes, the ...

Productivity Commission to review state and territory GST deal, including $60b WA windfall

Western Australia's GST deal, expected to cost the Commonwealth $60 billion by 2029, will form part of a review by the ...
Mirage News

If GST Worked Properly, It Would Pay For Australia's Biggest Infrastructure Projects - New ...

When it was introduced 25 years ago, the GST was lauded as the tax which would fund state services like health, education, ...

Robert Carruthers: East coast whingers should focus on fixing their own economy

Off the back of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ economic reform roundtable which was supposed to look at ways to boost productivity, ...

Queensland Treasurer David Janetski accuses Jim Chalmers of ‘watered-down’ GST review

Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki has accused Jim Chalmers of planning a watered-down review of the GST funding deal, ...

‘Worst public policy of the century’ faces probe

Scott Morrison’s GST deal to keep West Australians happy has been the biggest hit to the budget this century. The deal now ...

Chalmers vows WA will always get ‘fair share’ of GST

The Treasurer has moved to placate nervous Labor MPs in Western Australia with a rushed assurance that the resources State ...