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GST compensation trades one inefficiency for another and won't achieve 'fairness'

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imageIssues of how to fairly compensate for a change to the GST in a cost-effective way have yet to be dealt with in detail.AAP/Lukas Coch

The GST debate is on again in earnest. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull deserves kudos for bravery, if nothing else.

The GST is a regressive tax. Any proposal to increase the rate of GST or expand its application will...

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