How much each state will get from the GST carve-up

18 Mar How much each state will get from the GST carve-up

CHANGES IN STATE AND TERRITORY GST PAYMENTS

NSW

* GST payment increased from $28.1 billion to $28.2 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation fell from 86c in the dollar to 82c

* Share of GST fell from 26.7 per cent to 25.5 per cent

VICTORIA

* GST payment increased from $28.2 billion to $29.6 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation fell from 106.7c in the dollar to 105.7c

* Share of GST fell from 27.3 per cent to 27.2 per cent

QUEENSLAND

* GST payment increased from $16.8 billion to $19.3 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation rose from 84.5c in the dollar to 87.2c

* Share of GST rose from 17.4 per cent to 18 per cent

WA

* GST payment increased from $8 billion to $9.3 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation rose from 75c in the dollar to 82c

* Share of GST rose from 8.3 per cent to 9.1 per cent

SA

* GST payment increased from $9.7 billion to $10 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation fell from 138.9c in the dollar to 136c

* Share of GST fell from 9.5 per cent to 9.3 per cent

TASMANIA

* GST payment increased from $3.8 billion to $4.1 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation rose from 184.1c in the dollar to 188.2c

* Share of GST rose from 3.8 per cent to 3.9 per cent

ACT

* GST payment increased from $2.1 billion to $2.2 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation fell from 117.2c in the dollar to 116.2c

* Share of GST fell from 2.1 per cent to 2 per cent

NT

* GST payment increased from $4.8 billion to $5.2 billion

* Relative share of GST compared to per capita allocation rose from 515.1c in the dollar to 524.1c

* Share of GST rose from 4.9 per cent to 5 per cent

COMMONWEALTH

* Total GST payments increased from $101.6 billion to $108 billion

* The cost to the federal budget of the 2018 legislation, in terms of no worse-off payments and GST pool top-up payments, rose from $6.1 billion to $6.6 billion

HOW IT WORKS

* GST payments are calculated based on population and economic conditions of a jurisdiction, as well as other payments it receives

* Calculations are made across a rolling three-year period

* No worse-off payments are made to compensate states and territories following a deal the federal government struck with WA in 2018

* The WA deal ensures the state’s relativity of GST revenue is not lower than NSW or Victoria

* Queensland is better off this year for how much GST it receives due to lower mining royalties

* NSW was worse off because of higher stamp duty revenue and lower spending on natural disaster relief than previously estimated

Jacob Shteyman
(Australian Associated Press)