The “last great reform”: 20 years later, has the GST delivered what the politicians promised?
The GST was meant to end the black market, lift the national savings rate and boost revenue to the states. Twenty years on, has it delivered?
By Alan Duncan, Curtin University and Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University
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