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We’re paying more tax for Liberals’ GST fiddling
The costly GST deal attempting to save Liberal seats in WA could cost $50 billion – money that federal taxpayers will have to foot the bill for.
John KehoeEconomics editor“Go West, young man” is a phrase often attributed to newspaper editor Horace Greeley in the 1860s about America’s expansion westward.
Today, if you were a newcomer to Australia and wanted the best-funded (though not necessarily the best quality) government services without suffering the personal tax burden, it would pay to head to Western Australia.
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