The business press may be shocked by budget deficits, the voters have never been – and that will particularly be the case this time when all they care about is the cost of living. Donald Trump ...

Western Australia is set to maintain its share of the GST despite the latest carve-up prompting a fresh round of criticism. The cost of the deal struck in 2018, has blown out significantly.

and the Australian Capital Territory (about $1.9 billion). The CGC said the increased GST for Victoria was settled on due to its "changes in population and its share of the growth in the GST pool".

is the runaway costs of the policy to compensate Western Australia after its share of the GST collapsed to less than 30¢ for every tax dollar due to soaring iron ore prices during the 2010s.

Followed categories will be added to My News. The Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) announced its 2025 GST recommendations for Australian states and territories on Friday. After a major stoush ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The runaway costs of a policy to compensate Western Australia after its share of the GST collapsed is testimony to Australia’s ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Major states will be forced to pay for Daniel Andrews’ pandemic largesse and subsidise Victoria for the first time in the ...

Victoria has been given an extra $3.946bn in GST receipts, while NSW will get ... and not through a per capita spread. Western Australia also has a “no worse off guarantee” which results ...