One of the most successful state Labor leaders and treasurers, John Brumby, has challenged the federal Labor Party and the union movement's opposition to expanding the goods and services tax.
Expressing regret about 15 years of rising reliance on income taxes and the falling relative GST take, Mr Brumby called for a "significant rebalancing" of the taxation system.
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