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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times

Even me and Eric Abetz can agree, this system is broken

It's not often I find myself agreeing with Tasmania's Liberal Treasurer Eric Abetz, but debate on GST distribution places us on the side of an important principle.

Our Federation is grounded on the promise that every Australian should be able to access public services of a comparable standard regardless of where they live. How this has been put into effect when it comes to GST is horizontal fiscal equalisation (HFE).

ACT Treasurer Chris Steel, left, and his Tasmanian counterpart Eric Abetz are aligned one at least one issue. Pictures by Keegan Carroll, Scott Gelston
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