Cook warns GST overhaul would cost WA $1-6 billion a year
Roger Cook says Productivity Commission proposal would strip $1-6 billion annually from Western Australia.
WA premier Roger Cook rejected a Productivity Commission recommendation. The PC proposed scrapping the GST's no-worse-off guarantee.
Cook claims the change would "rip between $1-6 billion" a year from the state. The PC's August interim report proposed this change, but Cook said the 2018 GST reforms are working well.
They give states certainty. They reward growth.
They back investment in jobs and productivity. The prime minister has assured states that existing GST arrangements will not change.
Cook made clear he opposes the PC's direction.
- $1-6 billion
- Annual revenue at risk
- Western Australia
- Affected state
- August interim report
- PC report timing
Why it mattersThe guarantee protects Western Australia's GST funding. Losing it would reduce the state's revenue.
AustraliaWA's state budget and services depend on GST funding; changes could affect every Western Australian.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 1 h ago
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