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Increasing GST to cut income tax would be a zero sum game

  • Written by The Conversation
imageTreasurer Scott Morrison says he wants a 'better tax system with a better mix'.David Crosling/AAP

The federal government’s agenda on tax reform still remains unclear and the discussion seems to alternate between the tax mix switch and the need to raise more taxes.

We seem to have gone from no discussion on changing the GST being allowed, to a...

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