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John Howard was re-elected leader of the Liberal party in 1995, and pledged "never, ever" to introduce the GST.
[4] Howard led the Liberal-National Coalition to a large victory in the
1996 federal election. However, before the
1998 election, Howard proposed a GST that would replace all existing sales taxes, as well as applying to all goods and services. At the election, the
Howard Government suffered a swing against it of 4.61% at the election, achieving a
two-party-preferred vote of only 49.02%, compared with Labor on 50.98%. Nevertheless, the incumbent government retained a majority of seats in the lower house and Howard described the election win as a "mandate for the GST". Lacking a
Senate majority, and with Labor opposed to the introduction of the GST, the government turned to the minor parties such as the
Australian Democrats to gain the necessary support to get the necessary legislation through the Senate"
HOWARD TOOK THE GST TO AN ELECTION UPRFRONT AND OPENLY!
GILLARD LIED ON THE CARBON TAX DIRECTLY BEFORE AN ELECTION!
