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Pandemic response concerns overblown

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... billion. How could we pay for that?" Richardson asks. "To take a simple example, you could pay for that by raising the Medicare levy from today's 2%. It would have to go all the way up... to 2.14%." What's more, Richardson said Australia may not even ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... combination of the two will depend on the government at time, but one of the solutions could be increasing receipts such as the Medicare levy as has been done in the past. For Hutley, drawing upon Future Fund is almost a non-question. "Future Fund was ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Centrelink. The Labor leader then turned to superannuation, which he called "a great Labor legacy", drawing comparisons to Medicare. "Sadly, support for it is not universal," Albanese said. "At the moment we are witnessing an unholy coalition attacking ...

Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... billion. The Budget Office says: "This net effect is greater than the projected cost in that same year for any one of Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Commonwealth funding for schools and hospitals, Family Tax Benefit or the Disability ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... run-up to the election and Australian taxpayers are unlikely to face a rise in taxes. "After all, the increase to the Medicare Levy was axed last year," he said.

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... services, pointing out 120,000 Australian's are on the waiting list for aged care places. He said cuts to hospital funding, a Medicare rebate freeze and cuts to school funding justified Labor's position. "In a country like Australia, if we're going to ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... tax rate is not discounted, but the 30% tax rate is now lower than the 25% discount to the top marginal tax rate plus Medicare levy of 35.25%," he added. On the potential loss of franking credit tax refunds, Philpot said this measure disadvantages those ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... doesn't qualify them to receive full Age Pension can pay some income tax. It also wants seniors to start paying the Medicare levy when they become liable to pay some income tax. "They would then pay a similar amount of tax to younger workers with ...

TAL hired private investigator to follow claimant: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... asked to produce a large number of documents including her tax records, GP's medical records, psychiatrist's records, Medicare history, private health insurance claims history, workers compensation file and employee assistance program. TAL then said ...

Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... life insurance giant is clear that medical funding from life insurers act as a "supplement" and not a replacement for Medicare and even private health insurance. Eighteen other organisations responded to the PJC's call for submissions, including ...