Spectre of GST on fruit and veg raises dire health fears

By Peter Jean
Updated April 19 2018 - 7:55am, first published October 15 2013 - 3:00am

Lives will be lost and an additional 90,000 Australians could suffer from heart disease, cancer or strokes if the GST exemption for fresh fruit and vegetables is removed, the authors of a new study have warned.

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