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What would make a GST increase 'fair'?

  • Written by The Conversation
imagePrime minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised any changes to the GST will be "fair".AAP/Mick Tsikas

Amidst the backdrop of a looming funding gap for hospitals and schools, NSW Premier Mike Baird and South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill are taking proposals to increase the GST to 15% to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) this Friday.

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