“NSW is the highest taxing state in the country”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
There's more to the story than Mr Minns's claim suggests. Experts told Fact Check there were two primary measures for comparing the relative tax burdens across jurisdictions: tax per capita and tax as a percentage of gross state product (GSP). Based on the former, New South Wales was the highest-taxing state in 2021-22, with the equivalent of $4,806 in state-based taxes collected for every resident. Victoria ranked second (collecting $4,643 per resident) and Western Australia third ($4,202). ...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Chris Minns (NSW Opposition Leader) made this claim. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2023. Its rating was “More to the story”.
Where the claim appeared
- chrisminns.com.auhttps://www.chrisminns.com.au/costofliving
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.