前澳大利亚财政部长乔什·弗莱登伯格表示，尽管自由党领导人安格斯·泰勒已否决其提议，他仍将继续倡导提高商品及服务税（GST）的改革方案。1弗莱登伯格在其新书《感恩之子》宣传中提出，需要进行"深思熟虑但雄心勃勃的全国性辩论"，涉及提高GST并取消部分豁免，同时将部分额外收入用于大幅减少所得税。1
对此，泰勒立即回应称："我们不会在生活成本危机中提高GST。我们不会这样做。"1弗莱登伯格对此并不感到担忧，他指出："我不为此感到困扰，这也不是出人意料的。我的观点是，从循证角度研究这些问题的严肃经济学家表示，这是我们需要进行的辩论。"1
弗莱登伯格同时警告自由党需要保持包容性，称该党"历来最强大的时刻是作为一个'宽泛的教堂'，容纳保守派和小自由主义者的不同价值观，这是我们区别于对方的持久力量"。1他计划在明年年初宣布是否争取参加下一次联邦大选，该选举预计在2028年初举行。1
Former Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has pledged to persist in championing an increase to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), even after Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor swiftly rejected the proposal.1 In his remarks, Frydenberg stated that he is "not troubled" by the rejection, emphasizing that "serious economists who study these issues from an evidence-based perspective say this is a debate we need to have."1 His GST proposal, outlined in his forthcoming book "A Grateful Son," calls for a "thoughtful but ambitious national debate" that would raise the GST while eliminating certain exemptions, with additional revenue directed toward substantial income tax cuts.1
Taylor's response was unequivocal, declaring: "We will not increase the GST in a cost of living crisis. We will not do it."1 Frydenberg also issued a warning to the Liberal Party, cautioning that the party has historically been "most powerful as a 'broad church' accommodating the different values of conservatives and small-l liberals," describing this inclusivity as "the enduring strength that distinguishes us from the other side."1
Regarding his political future, Frydenberg indicated he will announce in early next year whether he will contest the next federal election, which is anticipated to occur in early 2028.1 This decision would represent his attempt to reclaim the Kooyong seat he lost in 2022.1
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