Low income retirees to feel budget painBY JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014 12:35PMPensioners on low incomes will be significantly worse off under the changes announced in Tuesday's budget, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Related News |
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A single decision can change your life, and that's exactly what Centuria Capital joint chief executive Jason Huljich learned when he came to Australia in the 1990s. Eliza Bavin writes.
Gee ASFA, haven't you heard about SG pausing for three years reducing the retirement incomes of all working Australians? I heard about that in the Budget on Tuesday - where was ASFA when this was being decided?