Breaking: Albanese says WA's GST deal won't change while he is PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterates there will be no change to Western Australia's GST arrangements after a report recommended scrapping the existing deal.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged that Western Australia's Goods and Services Tax (GST) arrangements will remain unchanged during his tenure as prime minister. This statement came during the Prime Minister's first visit to Western Australia since an interim Productivity Commission report recommended the scrapping of the existing GST deal, which was established in 2018 during the Morrison government's time in power.
Mr Albanese emphasized that the state deserved its fair share, reiterating his stance that there will be no change to WA's GST arrangements whilst he is in office. The Prime Minister faced several questions from Perth journalists on his promise, to which he responded firmly: "There will be no change to WA's arrangements whatsoever on the GST."
The interim report from the Productivity Commission, published earlier this month, labeled the 2018 GST deal a "costly mistake" that only benefited Western Australia and called for its removal.
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