Aug 14, 2026 – 2.00pmThe Productivity Commission has rebuked a special GST deal negotiated by former prime minister Scott Morrison for Western Australia as a costly mistake and urged the Albanese government to unwind the arrangement to ensure all states and territories can afford similar services and infrastructure regardless of where people live.The 2018 GST deal by the Liberals to shore up political support in the west is costing federal taxpayers more than $6 billion a year, four times more than expected and enough to deliver Australians a $450 annual income tax cut, Productivity Commission deputy chairman Alex Robson said.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
PC urges Labor to unwind Morrison’s ‘costly’ GST mistake
The 2018 deal by the Liberal party under Scott Morrison to shore up political support in the west is costing federal taxpayers more than $6 billion a year.
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