The Tasmanian Government’s clear position has always been that it would not agree to any changes to the GST distribution model that are not in Tasmania’s best interests.
The Tasmanian Government welcomes the Commonwealth Government’s announcement that there will be a legislated ‘no worse off’ guarantee in the proposed GST distribution legislation. We will review the Commonwealth’s latest proposal and subsequent legislation before making further comment.
A no-worse off guarantee would ensure only upside for Tasmania going forward regardless of whether economic conditions change.
The new distribution model put forward by the Commonwealth, based on its modelling, would leave Tasmania $112 million better off through to 2026-27.
Tasmania deserves its fair share of GST and we will never shirk the responsibility to keep fighting for Tasmania.