Teals' GST plan shows warped priorities
Teals' GST plan shows warped priorities | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Teals' GST plan shows warped priorities 2025-08-07 A Teal proposal to jack up the GST and apply it to fresh food and utilities, rather than increasing taxes on big corporations and the super wealthy, shows totally warped priorities, the Greens say.
“Kate Chaney’s plan to raise the GST to 15% and apply it to fresh food and utilities is a lazy idea," Greens Economic Justice spokesperson Senator Nick McKim said. “If we want to make people’s lives better we should make big corporations pay their fair share of tax and use the revenue to provide genuine cost of living relief. “Since the pandemic the cost of essentials has skyrocketed, and the best idea the Teals can come up with is to make food more expensive?” “If we are serious about easing cost of living pressures we should be making big corporations and the super wealthy pay their fair share of tax.” “One in three of the biggest corporations pays no tax at all.
The ultra-wealthy stash billions in trusts and tax shelters. But instead of ending those rorts, the Teals want to hike up taxes on baby formula and electricity.” “The Greens will fight any attempt to make inequality worse. We’ll keep pushing for a fairer tax system where big corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share.
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