Productivity Commission says WA GST deal a 'costly mistake' | ABC NEWS
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The Productivity Commission has published its interim report into the WA GST deal, calling it a "costly mistake" and recommending the government scrap it and reverting to the pre-2018 formula. It also outlined alternatives to scrapping the deal that aim to address WA's concerns about the GST carve-up formula. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/albanese-and-chalmers-given-escape-plan-from-costly-wa-gst-deal/107038112 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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