GST won't change this term or next: Abbott

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken GST changes off the table, saying it the rate can't change unless there's state and territory agreement.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the GST won't and can't change unless there's political consensus. (AAP)

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the GST won't - and can't - change unless there's political consensus.

The federal government had no plans to touch the GST "this term or next".

"It can't and it won't change unless all the states and territories agree," Mr Abbott said in a speech on Monday.

The base and the rate of the GST won't change this term or next, unless it's supported by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and the Labor premiers, he added.