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Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... retirement is $138,150, compared with $292,500 for men. It said twice the amount of government superannuation tax concessions flow to men than women. The research comes ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow. ACTU president Ged Kearney said the ...

FSC reveals six-point super plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... from the workforce" (the FSC recommended an additional 3% would "get the majority to self-sufficiency"); "Provide tax concessions which give all Australians... an incentive to save"; and "Increase the preservation age in line with increases in the age ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... to make the super system deliver a fairer outcome for lower and middle income earners, primarily by rebalancing tax concessions which mostly flow to Australia's highest income earners. The government could also boost women's super by restoring the Low ...

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... government, the temptation to adjust policy has often proved too great. Ralston and Emerson argued that superannuation tax concessions should be scaled back to help the Government respond to its ongoing 'Budget emergency'. George was less convinced ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... must stack-up and carry its own weight over time. When it doesn't, you need to recalibrate. We're looking at the tax concessions of superannuation as part of this process. "Super concessions, or more targeted concessions is something I want to focus ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... the federal budget - and a 15% rebate would. ISA said the 15% idea would do nothing to rectify the disparity in tax concessions received by women, which will also be made worse from 2017 due to the abolition of the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC). ...

Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The estimated cost of superannuation tax concessions to the federal government this year has been revised down by about $4 billion according to the latest Treasury figures. Treasury released its 2015 Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) on Friday and showed ...

ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... to reduce reliance on the age pension but, on the other, this comes at a cost to government by way of providing tax concessions as an incentive to lock money away in super," Morrison said. "Are the costs of providing flexibility to individuals with broken ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... its review of the Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) that tries to measure the cost to the Commonwealth Budget of tax concessions by taxpayers. Superannuation lobby groups aligned to the wealth management sector have long argued that the TES significantly ...

ACCI supports closing tax breaks on high balances

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... promoting economic growth and reducing pressure on future welfare payments," Osborn said. "We need to consider whether tax concessions for contributions are effective in meeting the goal of increased self-reliance in retirement." The Australian Chamber ...