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There is a problem with retirement incomes, but it isn't the super guarantee

  • Written by Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
There is a problem with retirement incomes, but it isn't the super guaranteeThe problem is that extra savings cut the pension, it isn't the idea of extra savings.Shutterstock

There is a case for not proceeding with, or at least further deferring, the legislated increase in employers’ compulsory superannuation contributions from 9.5% to 12%.

But the Grattan Institute’s latest analysis, published in The...

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