THE EFFECTS OF THE GST
The December edition of Australian Economic Indicators (Cat. no. 1350.0) includes a feature article on Measuring the impact of the new tax system on the September Quarter 2000 Consumer Price Index. An experimental constant tax rate measure has been developed to help users assess the impact of the new tax system on the CPI. The July edition of this publication has a feature article summarising the impact of the new tax system on ABS statistics and collections. See The Impact of the New Tax System on ABS Statistics.