WA GST carve-out comes under fire

04/11/2025 8 min
WA GST carve-out comes under fire

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West Australian Premier Roger Cook and his deputy Rita Saffioti are in Canberra this week for talks with the federal government over the future of WA's GST carve-out which sees the state keep at least 75 cents for every dollar of GST revenue.It's a deal that has drawn strong criticisms from economists like Saul Eslake who has previously dubbed the deal "the worst public policy decision of the 21st century"Guest: Saul Eslake, Independent economist and principal of Corinna Economic Advisory Producer: Grace Stranger

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