If they had given us the phase rotation (abc or cba), and if they had given us a fixed reference (Vab=12.47 angle 0 kV, for example), then we could have accounted for the phase shift, yes. But without those 2 pieces of information, you can't solve the problem with a phase shift unless you make some serious, problem-altering assumptions.
Unless they assign a reference, I can put *my* reference anywhere I want. I can say that Vbn = 7.2 angle 0 kV and solve the problem from there. So they have to give us a reference angle, along with phase rotation, in order for us to arrive at their answers.
Something that helps me with phase shift is I took one page of my formula workbook and on the left half of the page, I drew the voltage and current phasors for ABC rotation, and on the right half of the page, I drew out CBA rotation. Now, whenever I hit a problem that needs to account for the angle, I can quickly look to my diagrams and see when to apply the 30 degree phase shift.