{
  "id": 15676140,
  "title": "Raise the GST to 15%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/raise-the-gst-to-15",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T00:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/raise-the-gst-to-15/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Grattan Institute argues that Australia’s GST system is no longer delivering the stable revenue base it was designed to provide for state governments. With state debt rising rapidly and GST revenues declining as a share of the economy, Grattan proposes a major tax reform package: increasing the GST from 10% to 15%, extending it The post Raise the GST to 15% appeared first on MacroBusiness .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}