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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Patrick Commins Economics editor

NSW emerges as main loser from GST carve-up as WA gets extra $5.5bn

NSW premier Chris Minns
NSW’s share of GST revenue relative to its population will shrink from 0.86 to 0.82, sparking outrage from the premier, Chris Minns. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Australia’s richest state will receive an extra $5.5bn in GST revenue thanks to a sweetheart deal struck with Western Australia in 2018, as the New South Wales premier attacked the latest distribution calculation as unfair and “past its use-by date”.

The Commonwealth Grants Commission on Friday released its recommendations on how a projected $102.5bn in goods and services tax should be carved up between the states and territories in 2026-27.

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