The Albanese government knows what it should do to manage the economy better,but lacks the courage to do more than a little.
A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.
The Victorian Treasurer’s characterisation of Chris Minns as a tool might be over the top,but Tim Pallas has a point.
As the NSW government takes on the Commonwealth over GST,Premier Chris Minns says per-capita distribution of the tax would see an extra $3.6 billion dollars flow into the state.
Premier Chris Minns and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey say 14 cents out of every dollar paid by a NSW person in GST is now being donated to other states,including Victoria.
Victoria’s share of the GST carve-up has been boosted by $3.7 billion after the federal grants commission realised the state was packed and wasn’t getting mining revenue.
Every Australian’s life is affected by how the GST is allocated. But the latest carve-up of cash shows the entire system is broken and needs fixing now.
The head of the Australian Tax Office has admitted that the agency’s systems for “identifying fraud at that scale was not fit for purpose”.
WA has a gold-plated begging bowl being filled with taxes from all Australians. This dog of a policy cannot be allowed to happen.
The Tax Office has revealed some of its staff have lost their jobs or face criminal action over their suspected role in a GST scam that spread across TikTok.
Saffioti delivered the warning amid warnings of more cost blowouts to the deal,and state opposition claims that the Albanese government might renege on it.