Philip Ruddock’s Sydney council challenges legality of GST levies on local government
by Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#67XAZ)
Exclusive: Hornsby mayor was a cabinet minister in Howard government when it introduced the tax in 2000
A Sydney council led by the former Howard government minister Philip Ruddock is spearheading a high court case arguing that GST levied on local councils is unconstitutional.
The challenge by Hornsby shire council questions the legality of the goods and services tax it has paid since it was first introduced by the Howard government in 2000.
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