The ongoing dispute over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) distribution in Australia has escalated, with New South Wales (NSW) leaders, Premier Chris Minns and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, asserting the state is not receiving its fair share of GST revenue, potentially losing hundreds of millions in GST dollars. This controversy comes after accusations from the NSW Opposition against Premier Minns of being overly compliant with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's administration. The Prime Minister, however, has distanced himself from the decision-making process, attributing the GST distribution to the Commonwealth Grants Commission. Amidst this, NSW's call for a fairer system has ignited tensions with other states, notably Victoria, whose Treasurer Tim Pallas criticized Minns' stance as a "dripping sense of entitlement" and described him as "a tool". The dispute also touches on broader issues, including the housing crisis in Sydney, with Minns warning of long-term demographic consequences if not addressed, fearing it will become a "city without grandchildren". The debate over GST allocation has revealed deep-seated inter-state rivalries and differing perspectives on fiscal fairness across Australia.
News this week that NSW will cop a 6 per cent drop in its share of GST revenue means that 14 cents in every dollar of GST we pay will go to other states, writes James O’Doherty: https://t.co/eL5X2HFsbq https://t.co/J4vPaevNx0
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman says the Opposition “can’t walk both sides of the street” on WA’s GST deal and says Peter Dutton “wasn’t thorough and honest” when the deal was struck in 2018. https://t.co/3w6NX1eh3C
New South Wales Liberal Party President Jason Falinski has criticised the current distribution of GST as an “absurd policy” because it “literally subsidises the richest state” in Australia. https://t.co/PT4LSTqQ95
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman says from 2013 onwards Western Australia “wasn’t getting a reasonable share” of the GST distribution. https://t.co/El6SyqYCG4
Queensland Opposition leader David Crisafulli has accused Premier Steven Miles of failing to speak up for the state as the feud over the new GST split rages on. https://t.co/wCOjQUvwz5
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has launched an extraordinary attack on the New South Wales Premier, who he described as "a tool", as the bitter feud over the new GST carve-up escalates. https://t.co/XyCudL2J5H
‘He is a tool’: the NSW and Victorian rivalry rears its head over the GST. What happened to the lovefest? https://t.co/MZQUgUOE8P
Victoria Treasurer Tim Pallas has fired back at Chris Minns’ “dripping sense of entitlement” after the NSW Premier became “churlish” with the latest GST carve-up not giving Sydney “preferential treatment”. https://t.co/5A7TiQPChx
Sky News host Paul Murray says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s comments over GST funds shows he can make a “promise” in Western Australia but remark it is not his decision in New South Wales. https://t.co/qVAlIp1HlE
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says if changes aren’t made to the housing crisis in Sydney, it will become a “city without grandchildren”. https://t.co/3Yc17wQu0W
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey have doubled down on claims the state is not getting its fair share of GST revenue, with the state leader insisting NSW "can't eat last every single time". https://t.co/HcCkHEuh4r
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says the state of New South Wales “can’t eat last every time” states “get around the table”. https://t.co/fjkKyK0uIh
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has called for “fairness” as he weighed in on the current “absurd” system for dividing Australia’s GST dollars. https://t.co/GcO9TaG6kd
PM Albanese reckons he’s got no control over the GST carve up. Keeps citing the Commonwealth grants commission. Don’t think that is going to go down that well with the eastern state Treasurers. This will be war
The NSW Opposition is accusing Premier Chris Minns of being the Prime Minister’s lapdog after it was revealed the state stands to lose hundreds of millions in GST dollars. https://t.co/r6MdR1ulfH