Albanese Might Regret His Promise on GST

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In 2024, the prime minister signed a promise to keep the GST deal for Western Australia

A new report says the deal is not good and should be changed

Two years ago, the prime minister made a promise to keep the GST deal

He even signed a reporter's arm to show he was serious

Now, the Productivity Commission says the deal is not fair

The commission says the deal has cost a lot of money

The deal was made to help states that were not doing well

But it has helped Western Australia more than other states

The prime minister signed the promise on a reporter's arm

The deal has cost $23 billion

All states except Western Australia have had to pay more

The deal was supposed to help states, but it has not worked well

The commission says the deal should be changed

The change would help all states, not just Western Australia

Other states agree that the deal should be changed

The premier of Western Australia does not want the deal to change

He says changing the deal would punish Western Australia

The premier talked to the prime minister about the deal

The prime minister said Western Australia would get a fair deal

The prime minister also said the review was started by the previous government

Many economists agree that the deal is not good

One economist said he had warned about the deal before

The electoral map has changed since the prime minister made the promise

A new electoral map has changed the political situation

The prime minister made the promise to help Western Australia

But now, other states are more important to the government

The government is not as dependent on Western Australia as before

Other states have become more important to the government

The prime minister will have to make a difficult decision

The next meeting of the national cabinet will be important

The meeting will discuss the GST deal and other issues

The premiers and chief ministers will also talk about data centers

Some states do not agree with the government's plan

The Productivity Commission says the GST deal is a mistake

The government has been able to make deals with the states before

But this time, it will be harder to make a deal

The prime minister does not have to make a decision yet

The final report from the Productivity Commission will come out in December

The prime minister's promise is still important

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