澳大利亚生产率委员会发布报告，建议撤销2018年实施的GST收入分配改革[1]。该委员会认为这项改革是"代价高昂的错误"，且"未能实现既定目标"[1]。
根据报告，2018年的改革使西澳州获得了过度的GST拨款，损害了其他州的财政利益[1]。改革后，西澳州获得其所需的113%，而其他州仅获得98%[1]。报告预计到2028-29年度，西澳州将比2018年前规则多获得约43亿澳元[1]。该项改革已累计耗费纳税人230亿澳元[1]。
生产率委员会建议恢复2018年前的平均化系统，由独立的联邦政府赠款委员会处理分配工作[1]。
Australia's Productivity Commission has released a report recommending the reversal of a 2018 Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue distribution reform, calling it "a costly mistake" that has failed to achieve its intended goals [1]. The reform has cost taxpayers AUD 23 billion, according to the commission's findings [1].
The 2018 changes altered how GST revenues are allocated among states, resulting in Western Australia receiving an excessive share at the expense of other jurisdictions [1]. Under the reformed system, Western Australia has received 113 percent of its identified need, while other states have received only 98 percent [1]. The commission projects that by 2028–29, Western Australia will have received approximately AUD 43 billion more than it would have under the pre-2018 distribution rules [1].
The Productivity Commission recommends restoring the equalization system that operated before 2018, with the independent Commonwealth Grants Commission handling revenue allocations [1].
