The price of greasing squeaky wheels ahead of the election
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Turnbull government is finally tackling the issue of how the GST is divvied up between the states. It’s a fraught task because reslicing the pie means some get a smaller portion. That is, unless you throw in extra flour, to make the bake bigger.
And that’s just what the federal government is proposing.
Why the change and why this...