Government to table concessional contributions billBY LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013 12:15PMThe government is expected to introduce legislation to ease penalties on excess concessional contributions into Parliament today. |
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Let's not forget that part of the reason why people have been getting caught up with excess contributions is because this Govt has reduced and changed the limits in the first place.
It's no wonder superannuants are confused about what they can and cannot do.
The federal government rolled the NBN out quicker compared to their timing on fixing a serious taxation imposition with the superannuation saving of many Australian.