Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. A coalition MP is reported in The Sydney Morning Herald as saying about an increased GST, 'now is the time to do this'. At a time of global uncertainty, sluggish wages growth and slowing growth in China, is now really the time to hit the Australian economy with a 15 per cent GST; and what impact would rising prices have on demand in our economy?

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