Federal Treasurer Rejects State Counterpart’s Call to Increase GST

New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet addresses the media during a press conference at NSW Parliament House in Sydney, Australia on March 17, 2020. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet has proposed to the federal government a bold tax reform plan to boost Australia’s economic recovery following the severe economic disruption caused by the bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic that includes reforms to the GST and other taxes.

NSW Treasury released a draft report delivered by former Telstra chief executive David Thodey.