The ‘New Federalism’ and Horizontal Equalization

Nicolaas Groenewold

The Economic Record, 1981, vol. 57, issue 3, 282-287

Abstract: Under Stage I of Australia's ‘New Federalism’ policy a given share of Commonwealth tax revenue is to be distributed to the States. This paper examines the States (Personal Income Tax Sharing) Act 1976 and proposes a concrete fiscal equalization criterion consistent with the provisions for equalization in the Act. Distribution models proposed in Mathews (1979) and Commonwealth Grants Commission (1981) are examined and shown not to satisfy this criterion. An alternative is presented.

Date: 1981
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