By Leith van Onselen
The ASFA proposals centre on a “lifetime cap” on the amount each person can put into his or her super funds, preventing the wealthiest workers from taking the lion’s share of the tax breaks. It also urges the government to retain the low-income super contribution to top-up savings for the poorest workers by $1bn a year, a scheme due to be scrapped as part of the repeal of the mining tax.
The ASFA proposals centre on a “lifetime cap” on the amount each person can put into his or her super funds, preventing the wealthiest workers from taking the lion’s share of the tax breaks.
It also urges the government to retain the low-income super contribution to top-up savings for the poorest workers by $1bn a year, a scheme due to be scrapped as part of the repeal of the mining tax.
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