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Callum Godde and Maeve Bannister

'He is a tool': GST war escalates as states trade barbs

Chris Minns isn't happy NSW will have to make do with $310 million less in the next GST carve-up. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

An internal Labor bun fight over the annual GST carve-up has escalated as Victoria's treasurer branded the NSW premier a "tool" in response to claims Australia's most populous state is being short-changed.

The Commonwealth Grants Commission on Tuesday announced the recommended 2024/25 GST distribution, with the national take estimated to grow to $89 billion from about $85 billion in 2023/24.

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