Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 5 : 2-Feb-16

The Australian Government is believed to favour lifting the GST to 15 per cent without broadening the scope of the tax. However, it is said to be looking at postponing the release of its tax reform package until shortly before the 2016 election rather than timing it to coincide with the Budget in May. The Howard Government adopted a similar strategy in 1999, when it outlined plans to introduce the GST just before the election.

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