Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST
by Patrick Commins and Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#77YF0)
Commissioner Angela Jackson also said it was disappointing' that Anthony Albanese had ruled out changes to Western Australia's GST arrangements
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The Productivity Commission has condemned attacks on its integrity as unacceptable" after its scathing assessment of Western Australia's sweetheart GST deal as a costly mistake sparked a fierce political backlash and name-calling.
Angela Jackson, a productivity commissioner and co-author of the report, said the country's leading independent economic advisory body welcomed criticism and comments on its work.
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