AFTER A MEETING OF STATE, TERRITORY AND FEDERAL TREASURERS, HERE'S WHAT SOME OF THEM HAD TO SAY:
GST REFORM:
* "We don't want to run a separate set of books. We want to run a new system which will be bedded down in legislation." - federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg
* "At the very least live up to the words of the paraphernalia, the documentation, that you've put into the public domain and make sure your guarantee is a real one and not just a set of economic baloney." - Tim Pallas, Victoria
* "It is only fair as a result of any change to the GST that no state or territory be worse off and the only way that can occur or that we can have confidence in that, is in circumstances where that clause has been put through legislation." - Dominic Perrottet, NSW
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* "There is a real risk that if the changes (which) are articulated in legislation from the Commonwealth government are brought into existence without a guarantee, then some jurisdictions will be worse off under certain conditions." - Jackie Trad, Queensland
* "We need to be able to plan for our budgets and stability in terms for our revenues and importantly a guarantee would provide us with that certainty moving forward." - Peter Gutwein, Tasmania
* "South Australia will not support the Commonwealth's legislation unless there is an amendment to put the guarantee in place." - Rob Lucas, South Australia
AXING THE TAMPON TAX
* "Common sense has prevailed and this reform led by the federal government is long overdue." - federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg
* "All the states and territories have agreed to remove the GST from female hygiene products ... that is something we've supported for some time and that has been a very successful outcome." - Dominic Perrottet, NSW
* "As an Australian woman I am very ecstatic that the treasurers of this nation decided to remove GST from women's sanitary products. This is a move that's long overdue." - Jackie Trad, Queensland
