gst may rise

Looks as though there will be an increase and likely to follow the path of UK and others.

Extract from "The Australian"

The Prime Minister today flatly denied any plans to increase the GST.

"We won't be raising the rate of the GST. We won't be broadening the base of the GST," Ms Gillard told reporters in Sydney.

"In the past I've ruled out any increase to the GST and I rule it out again today.''