澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯（Anthony Albanese）明确表示，只要他担任总理，就不会改变西澳大利亚州当前的商品和服务税（GST）分配份额 1。这一表态正值生产力委员会发布临时审查报告，指出2018年莫里森政府达成的现行GST分配协议是一个“代价高昂的错误”，导致纳税人额外支出了近230亿澳元 1。根据现行制度，西澳大利亚州在2026/27财年获得的GST将比旧制度多出66亿澳元，若这笔资金通过个人所得税筹集，将使3824亿澳元的个税总额增加1.7% 1。
针对这一财政压力，生产力委员会建议恢复2018年之前的完全财政均等化制度 1。不过，文章作者提出了另一种替代方案，即把财政均等化比例从100%降至70%，同时在原住民弱势领域维持完全均等化 1。测算显示，在70%的均等化方案下，西澳大利亚州在2026/27财年仍能比完全均等化多获得24亿澳元，而新南威尔士州和昆士兰州则能各自多分得约10亿澳元 1。
关于GST分配改革的公众意见征集将于9月30日截止 1。生产力委员会的最终报告将于12月31日前公布 1。
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged not to alter Western Australia’s current Goods and Services Tax (GST) distribution agreement, stating that "there will be no change […] whilst I’m prime minister" 1. This commitment follows an interim review by the Productivity Commission, which found that the current GST sharing arrangement has cost taxpayers nearly A$23 billion 1. Under the existing system, Western Australia is projected to receive $6.6 billion more in the 2026/27 financial year compared to the previous arrangement 1. If this $6.6 billion were to be raised through personal income tax, it would represent a 1.7% increase on the existing $382.4 billion base 1.
While the Productivity Commission has recommended restoring the full fiscal equalisation model that was in place prior to 2018, an alternative proposal suggests reducing fiscal equalisation to 70% while maintaining full equalisation for disadvantaged Indigenous areas 1. Under this 70% model, Western Australia would still receive $2.4 billion more in 2026/27 than it would under full equalisation 1. Additionally, New South Wales and Queensland would each gain approximately $1 billion under the 70% scheme 1. The public submission period for the review closes on September 30, and the Productivity Commission is scheduled to release its final report by December 31 1.
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