Victoria looks set to be the winner in the upcoming GST carve-up.

Rita Saffioti, Deputy Premier and State Treasurer, explains to Perth Today’s Simon Beaumont the importance of WA’s GST agreement, not only to Western Australia but to the whole nation, despite still receiving only 75% of our per capita share.

‘We are a state that is providing jobs and wealth to the nation, and to do that, we need to actually spend money on roads, ports, and economic infrastructure,’ she said.

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