A bitter political feud over how the GST is carved-up has escalated, with a Labor politician launching an extraordinary attack on one of the party's own state leaders.
Bitter political feud over GST carve-up escalates as Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas brands NSW Premier Chris Minns 'a tool' who is 'mathematically challenged'
He made the remarks ahead of a national treasurers meeting, with GST distribution a hot topic among the states all week after new allocations were revealed. "Today we've basically heard from the NSW Premier, the mathematically challenged NSW Premier might I say," the Victorian Treasurer said. Tim Pallas called Chris Minns"a tool" and said he was"mathematically challenged". Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short
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