A $60 billion GST Fiasco: Report Condemns Morrison Deal as Perverse The Productivity Commission's report on the GST allocation system highlights a fundamental problem with Australia's federal structure: its inability to distribute tax revenue fairly among states.
The current setup has created a perverse and complex system that benefits one state at the expense of others.
At the heart of this issue is the 2018 deal between Scott Morrison and Western Australia's government, which was meant to address the collapse in WA's share of GST during the mining boom.