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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Simon McCarthy

The link between a quirk of the Cessnock census count and NSW losing more than $200m in GST

Anthony Albanese signs a GST pledge on the arm of reporter Dylan Caporn. Picture by Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS

If you've been following the news, chances are you're aware of the squabble over how much GST NSW and Queensland aren't getting this year.

By last count, our cut of the roughly $90 billion pie will be about $310 million slimmer compared to last year - which represents a total figure (a bit more than $24 billion) below the national average and a whisker outstripped by the cost of delivering the services it pays for.

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