The objectives of the GST in Australia were to:
A) reduce the range of goods and services attracting tax.
B) discourage increased rates of community saving by taxing income when it was spent rather than when it was earned.
C) increase the reliance on income taxation in government revenue raising.
D) broaden the range of goods and services attracting tax.

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The objective of GST in Australia was to broaden the range of goods and services attracting tax, which means more items will be taxed under GST. The other options such as reducing the range of goods and services attracting tax and discouraging increased rates of community saving are not the objectives of GST. Also, the objective wasn't to increase the reliance on income taxation in government revenue raising.

The Objectives of the GST in Australia Were To