footy - I would be confident of saying that the only major...

footy - I would be confident of saying that the only major political party in the western economies that does not support a consumption tax would be The Australian Labor Party.

They had a tax review which specifically excluded it from the terms of reference. That's hard to actually believe but it's true.

They will oppose any variation to the compromised model that we ended up with due to them abandoning its formation to the Democrats.

Their reasons for opposing any increase or its mere existence are out of date and quite feeble, often resorting to claims that poorer people spend a higher proportion of their income on it - strange that.