WA’s GST deal, criticised as the worst public policy decision since Federation, is again under scrutiny as Premier Roger Cook promises hundreds of millions in handouts ahead of the March 8 election. Here’s how that deal was done.
Former WA premier Mark McGowan and former treasurer turned prime minister Scott Morrison. Bethany Rae
Former NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet thinks in biblical terms about the GST floor.
When the federal Coalition government pushed through the floor – a change to how $90 billion in federal consumption taxes are doled out among the states in 2018 – Perrottet frequently likened NSW’s plight to the neglected older brother in the parable of the prodigal son.
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