States want Coalition to safeguard new GST floor

Victoria and Queensland want federal legislation to ensure no state is worse off

Treasurers in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are calling on the Coalition to legislate to ensure no state is worse off by changes to the GST carve-up, as the federal government prepares to legislate a GST floor without state agreement.

State and territory treasurers will meet in Melbourne on Wednesday, when they are expected to sign off on a plan to dump the GST on tampons and sanitary pads and debate the carve-up.

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