WA could benefit from GST reform even if floor is ditched

Tom Rabe, Jesinta Burton, James Hall, Paul Karp and Sumeyya Ilanbey

May 22, 2025 – 6.28pm

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Western Australia has indicated it is open to a NSW proposal to share goods and services tax revenue on a per capita basis as states push back against having to help subsidise the struggling Victorian budget.

Despite the Albanese government repeatedly recommitting to the Coalition’s WA GST floor deal, calls for reform have grown louder due to the most recent redistribution revealing Victoria will be a net recipient of revenue from other states for the first time.

Tom Rabe is the WA political correspondent, based in Perth.

Jesinta Burton is The Australian Financial Review’s Western Australia reporter based in Perth.

James Hall is the Financial Review's Queensland correspondent.

Paul Karp is The Australian Financial Review’s NSW political correspondent.

Sumeyya Ilanbey is the Victorian political correspondent for The Australian Financial Review.