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Why levying GST on banking has been in the 'too hard' basket

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageSouth Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is proposing to levy the GST on banking transactions.Lukas Coch/AAP

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has argued for broadening the GST base to include all financial services, something also floated by the Financial System Inquiry. The idea has merit, although the complexity of the issue makes assessing...

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