阿尔巴内塞承诺维持西澳GST安排不变

澳大利亚总理阿尔巴内塞在珀斯视察期间公开承诺，在其任期内不会改变西澳的GST安排1。他明确表示"在我担任总理期间，西澳的GST安排不会有任何改变"1。这一立场是在生产力委员会8月14日发布的报告批评2018年GST协议存在缺陷后作出的1。

根据该报告，现有协议预计成本约为23亿澳元，但到2030年可能激增至600亿澳元1。生产力委员会的批评引发西澳州政府和社区的关注。阿尔巴内塞表示自己已多次重申这一承诺，甚至在2024年用记号笔在记者手臂上签写相关字样1。西澳州长库克对总理的决定表示满意1。生产力委员会需在12月前提交最终报告1。

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to preserving Western Australia's Goods and Services Tax arrangements without change during his tenure in office 1. Speaking in Perth, Albanese stated: "There will be no change to WA's GST arrangements whilst I'm prime minister" 1. The pledge comes amid mounting pressure from Western Australia's government and community, following a critical Productivity Commission report released on August 14 that highlighted defects in the 2018 GST agreement negotiated under the Morrison government 1.

The existing arrangement was estimated to cost approximately 2.3 billion Australian dollars when established in 2018, but projections suggest this figure could surge to 600 billion dollars by 2030 1. Western Australia Premier Cook welcomed Albanese's stance, stating that "every Western Australian is both relieved and pleased" 1. The Prime Minister emphasized the consistency of his position, noting he has repeatedly communicated this commitment and even wrote "no change to GST" on a journalist's arm with a marker in 2024 1. The Productivity Commission is scheduled to submit its final report by December 1.