Happy birthday GST, you haven't changed

By Colin Brinsden
Updated June 29 2020 - 6:06am, first published 6:00am
Peter Costello and John Howard got the GST through 20 years ago.
Peter Costello and John Howard got the GST through 20 years ago.

You can almost sense the collective eye-roll when prime ministers and treasurers talk about a new round of tax reform and the first question is: "Will you raise the GST?"

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