FFS leave GST alone Chippy

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it isn't necessarily just a cost of living policy though, moreso about making healthy eating choices cheaper compared to the non-healthy choices.  So from that POV it is beneficial as a means of promoting healthy eating and presumably reducing costs to society in other areas in the future...

But I agree I don't think this is game changing policy by any means...

All good in theory but the cost of getting a GST system running that excludes certain items is a recipe for disaster in terms of fine tuning the legislation to define the borderline items. Prepared vs. fresh food, healthy vs. unhealthy and essential vs. luxury are all open to argument and the lawyers will be the biggest beneficiaries of any such system.

On overseas examples the costs (including day to day segregation of products) are greater than the tax burden that customers will receive as those extra costs will just be passed down the retail chain to the end consumer.