Plan to lift GST must come with lower income tax burden

There are growing calls for the federal economic roundtable to review the goods and services tax. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A push to lift the goods and services tax must form part of a broad reform package that reduces the burden on workers, a prominent economist says.

The Albanese government's economic roundtable will be held later in August and has prompted calls for an overhaul to the nation's tax system, including scaling back negative gearing and raising the GST.