Goods and Services Tax (GST)

• Full Details of the Government's GST Package

• The G.S.T. Legislation - the full text of the 27 Bills
  

• 29 June 2000: Howard's Address to the Nation on the introduction of the GST
• 8 July 1999: Beazley's Address to the Nation on Tax Reform
• 1 July 1999: Howard's Address to the Nation on Tax Reform
• 22 June 1999: Howard's Commitment To Lees
• 14 June 1999: Senator Andrew Bartlett's Statement of Opposition to the GST
  • Australian Democrats Explain the Deal:
    • on Books
    • on Charities
    • on Education
    • on Environment
    • on Health
    • on Housing
    • on Industry
    • on Social Justice
    • on Tertiary Students
• 14 May 1999: Harradine Announces Opposition to GST
• The GST Debate - A Chronology - Commonwealth Parliamentary Library

• Australians For Fairer Tax - this was the name of the business lobby group that operated a pro-GST web site during the 1998 election campaign. The site no longer exists.

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
  • List of Countries that Impose a GST/Value Added Tax
  • How Does a GST Work?
  • General Information on Tax Reform

• Gang of Four - Pro-GST Business Group

• Australian Conservation Foundation - some excellent material on the likely effects of the tax package on the environment

• Timothy Ellis - Computer Retailer
• GST Not Such A Bad Idea - John Quiggin
• Communist Party of Australia Says No To GST
• Why Australia Needs Tax Reform
  • Why Australia Needs Tax Reform - speech by Peter Costello, contains some excellent statistics

• Victorian Local Government Association - an interesting submission that itemises the compliance costs of the GST.

• Sydney Morning Herald - The Tax Debate - a comprehensive selection of articles from 1998 - ends on October 2, 1998

• Sydney Morning Herald - 1999 Articles - extremely comprehensive

• The GST And You - excellent material from The Age

• ABC News - Tax Debate

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