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GST would have raised $34 billion but was 'poisonous politics'

Joanna Mather
Joanna MatherWealth editor

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Personal and company tax rates can be cut without raising the GST, a leading budget expert says.

The government could save $10 billion a year by trimming superannuation tax concessions, negative gearing and work-related expenses, Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson says.

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Joanna Mather joined the AFR as an education reporter in 2008. She spent four years in the Canberra press gallery before becoming superannuation reporter in 2016, deputy news director in 2021 and wealth editor in 2023. Connect with Joanna on Twitter. Email Joanna at jmather@afr.com

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