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Architect of current GST system says it is 'working exactly as intended'

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 17 August 2026 at 5:47 pm

Former WA senator Mathias Cormann has defended the current GST system as fit for purpose, after a landmark interim report by the Productivity Commission found the carve-up was costly and unfair.

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