❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier's trust in the Prime Minister regarding the GST distribution deal for WA, citing past broken promises. The Premier defends the government's commitment to protecting WA's GST share, highlighting guarantees and the Prime Minister's support.
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GST DISTRIBUTION
1. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
Before I ask my question, I wish all
members the best for 2024. I also put on record my thanks to the emergency
services and other response staff who battled to keep Western Australia safe
over a difficult summer.
I refer to the comments of the
Premier's Treasurer today about the GST in that she will continue to
fight to make sure it is protected and hopes to reassure Western Australians by
saying she has full confidence and a 100 per cent commitment that Prime Minister Albanese will not change the GST deal. I also
note the taskforce established by his predecessor,
as Premier and Treasurer, who was so concerned about the deal under federal
Labor that he established a specialised taskforce of Treasury fairness
fighters, claiming that a threat to our share of the GST was real. When the
Premier's Treasurer makes these comments, is she naive to trust the
word of a Prime Minister who has proven time and again that his promises mean
nothing in the face of east coast pressure, as witnessed by his recent backflip
on stage 3 tax cuts?
1. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
Before I ask my question, I wish all
members the best for 2024. I also put on record my thanks to the emergency
services and other response staff who battled to keep Western Australia safe
over a difficult summer.
I refer to the comments of the
Premier's Treasurer today about the GST in that she will continue to
fight to make sure it is protected and hopes to reassure Western Australians by
saying she has full confidence and a 100 per cent commitment that Prime Minister Albanese will not change the GST deal. I also
note the taskforce established by his predecessor,
as Premier and Treasurer, who was so concerned about the deal under federal
Labor that he established a specialised taskforce of Treasury fairness
fighters, claiming that a threat to our share of the GST was real. When the
Premier's Treasurer makes these comments, is she naive to trust the
word of a Prime Minister who has proven time and again that his promises mean
nothing in the face of east coast pressure, as witnessed by his recent backflip
on stage 3 tax cuts?
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I will always stand up for WA. I will
always do what is right for WA. We have a guarantee from not just the
government, but also national cabinet that WA's share of the GST is
locked in. This was confirmed at a meeting of national cabinet last year. It
continues to be the case because Anthony Albanese leads the first government
since John Curtin that actually gets Western
Australia. That is why he is here so often. That is why he has already brought his cabinet to Western Australia twice. Our fair share of the GST is an
important victory of this Labor government, with
that outcome achieved under the previous leader, Premier Mark McGowan. We know
that Western Australia's share of the GST could have gone as low
as 30 per cent under the deal that you guys locked in when you settled for the deal. It was the WA Labor government that
brought about the new arrangements that will never see our share of the
GST go below 70 per cent, and that is a guarantee that we can all stand by.
always do what is right for WA. We have a guarantee from not just the
government, but also national cabinet that WA's share of the GST is
locked in. This was confirmed at a meeting of national cabinet last year. It
continues to be the case because Anthony Albanese leads the first government
since John Curtin that actually gets Western
Australia. That is why he is here so often. That is why he has already brought his cabinet to Western Australia twice. Our fair share of the GST is an
important victory of this Labor government, with
that outcome achieved under the previous leader, Premier Mark McGowan. We know
that Western Australia's share of the GST could have gone as low
as 30 per cent under the deal that you guys locked in when you settled for the deal. It was the WA Labor government that
brought about the new arrangements that will never see our share of the
GST go below 70 per cent, and that is a guarantee that we can all stand by.
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