Senate debates

Thursday, 1 September 2016

Questions without Notice

Goods and Services Tax

2:40 pm

Photo of George BrandisGeorge Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

What we are talking about, Senator Brown, is a discussion. We are talking about a discussion. As I said, Senator Brown, in my answer to your primary question, this is a matter that will be developed over years—over years—while the GST relative shares are rebalanced. It is a discussion in which, by the way, your side of politics has also participated, because during the 2016 election campaign, standing right beside Bill Shorten, the leader of the Labor Party in Western Australia, Mr McGowan, advocated for a floor under the GST and an adjustment of the GST relativities so as to favour— (Time expired)

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