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Samantha Lock

States in harmony on GST forecasts, discord on carve-up

NSW and Queensland's share of the $89 billion GST pie will fall in the 2024-25 financial year. (Sam Mooy/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's three most populous states have joined forces to demand a major overhaul of the annual GST carve-up, calling for four-year forecasts to help secure their budget bottom lines.

NSW and Queensland have led criticism of the $89 billion allocation for 2024/25, when both will lose hundreds of millions of dollars while the shares surge ahead for other states and territories.

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