Albanese faces further GST backlash after standing by lucrative WA deal
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing backlash from state leaders after confirming he will maintain the 2018 GST funding deal for Western Australia. Despite a Productivity Commission report suggesting the deal be scrapped due to rising costs and state inequality, the Prime Minister insists the arrangement will remain unchanged.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights growing tensions between the federal government and state premiers over fiscal equity and the distribution of national tax revenue.
Anthony Albanese is set to meet with state leaders at national cabinet. ( ABC News: Brendan Esposito )
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced more backlash over the GST carve-up after recommitting to a lucrative deal with Western Australia.
The 2018 deal boosted Western Australia's share of the GST, but the Productivity Commission has urged the government to scrap it.
Mr Albanese will meet with state leaders at national cabinet this week, putting him on a collision course with premiers who want change.
Link copied Share Share article Anthony Albanese is facing further pressure from Labor and Liberal states to overhaul the GST carve-up after declaring he was sticking by Western Australia's lucrative funding deal.
The prime minister promised on Monday not to change the 2018 arrangements that boosted the resource-rich state's share of the GST.
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