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‘To say I was surprised and disappointed by the Productivity Commission’s interim report into the 2018 GST distribution reforms would be an understatement,’ writes Mathias Cormann.
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Mathias Cormann

Unwinding GST reforms would take country backwards

MATHIAS CORMANN: To say I was surprised and disappointed by the Productivity Commission’s interim report into the 2018 GST distribution reforms would be an understatement.

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