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Examples of how it would work:
Superannuation, Welfare, Education and Healthcare

Single person or married couple no children

 

Existing Position

Year Week

Proposed Position

Year Week

Income

26,000

500

26,000

500

Current Taxation

5,200

100

------

------

Net Income

20,800

400

26,000

500

Increase in income    

5,200

 
Savings for retirement    

4,000

 
Income available for insurance purposes

* Employer to contribute to insurance cover as well

   

1,200*

 

 

 

Existing Position

Year Week

Proposed Position

Year Week

Income

36,000

692

36,000

692

Current Taxation

7,420

143

2,220

43

Net Income

28,580

549

33,780

649

Increase in income    

5,200

 
Savings for retirement    

4,000

 
Income available for insurance purposes

* Employer to contribute to insurance cover as well

   

1,200*

 

 

 

Existing Position

Year Week

Proposed Position

Year Week

Income

20,800

400

20,800

500

Current Taxation

4,050

78

(1,150)

(22)

Net Income

16,750

322

21,950

422

Increase in income    

5,200

 
Savings for retirement    

4,000

 
Income available for insurance purposes

* Employer to contribute to insurance cover as well

   

1,200*

 

 

 

Married couple 2 dependent children

 

Existing Position

Year Week

Proposed Position

Year Week

Income

76,500

1,470

76,500

1,470

Current Taxation

22,000

425

------

------

Net Income

54,500

1,055

76,500

1,470

Increase in income    

22,000

 
Savings for retirement    

8,000

 
Income available for education and insurance

* Employer to contribute to insurance cover as well

   

14,000*

 

 

 

Existing Position

Year Week

Proposed Position

Year Week

Income

52,000

1,000

52,000

1,000

Current Taxation

12,650

244

(9,350)

181

Net Income

39,350

756

51,350

1,181

Increase in income    

22,000

 
Savings for retirement    

8,000

 
Income available for education and insurance

* Employer to contribute to insurance cover as well

   

14,000*

 

 

 

Married couple both working 2 dependent children

 

Existing Position

(1) (2)

Proposed Position

(1) (2)

Income

47,200

47,200

47,200

47,200

Current Taxation

11,000

11,000

------

------

Net Income

36,200

36,200

47,200

47,200

Increase in income    

22,000

 
Savings for retirement    

8,000

 
Income available for education and insurance

* Employer to contribute to insurance cover as well

   

14,000*

 

 

 

Chart 1

Superannuation - Married (both partners qualify)

 

 

Retirement Superannuation & Healthcare Fund

 

Contributions at $4,000 a Year Real & 5% Interest (Real) 2% Inflation)

1 Year

Start Year

Contribution

7% Interest

Balance end year

   

$4,000 Real

   
   

Each Year

   

1

 

4,000

280

4,280

2

4,280

4,080

440

8,800

3

8,800

4,160

760

13,720

4

13,720

4,240

1,110

19,070

5

19,070

4,320

1,480

24,870

6

24,870

4,400

1,890

31,160

7

31,160

4,480

2,340

37,980

8

37,980

4,570

2,810

45,360

9

45,360

4,660

3,340

53,360

10

53,360

4,740

3,900

62,000

11

62,000

4,830

4,510

71,340

12

71,340

4,930

5,160

81,430

13

81,430

5,030

5,880

92,340

14

92,340

5,130

6,640

104,110

15

104,110

5,230

7,470

116,810

16

116,810

5,530

8,370

130,710

17

130,710

5,640

9,340

145,690

18

145,690

5,750

10,400

161,840

19

161,840

5,870

11,530

179,240

20

179,240

5,980

12,750

197,970

21

197,970

6,100

14,070

218,140

22

218,140

6,220

15,490

239,850

23

239,850

6,340

17,010

263,200

24

263,200

6,460

18,650

288,310

25

288,310

6,590

21,110

316,010

26

316,010

6,720

22,360

345,090

27

345,090

6,860

24,400

376,350

28

376,350

7,000

26,590

409,940

29

409,940

7,140

28,950

446,030

30

446,030

7,280

31,480

484,790

31

484,790

7,420

34,190

526,400

32

526,400

7,570

37,110

571,080

33

571,080

7,720

40,250

619,050

34

619,050

7,870

43,610

670,530

35

670,530

8,030

47,210

725,770

36

725,770

8,190

51,090

784,950

37

784,950

8,530

55,240

848,720

38

848,720

8,700

59,710

917,130

39

917,130

8,870

64,500

990,500

40

990,500

9,050

69,650

1,069,200

41

1,069,200

9,230

75,170

1,153,600

42

1,153,600

9,420

81,080

1,244,100

43

1,244,100

9,610

87,430

1,341,140

44

1,341,140

9,800

94,220

1,445,160

45

1,445,160

10,000 101,510 1,556,670

46

1,556,670

10,200 109,320 1,676,190

47

1,676,190

10,400 117,710 1,804,300

 

 

Chart 2

Reduction in pension

Year

Age

 

Capital Sum

Individual Married Couple

1

63

Zero

4,280

8,560

2

62

"

8,800

17,600

3

61

"

13,720

27,440

4

60

1%

19,070

38,140

5

59

2%

24,870

49,740

6

58

3%

31,160

62,320

7

57

4%

37,980

75,960

8

56

5½%

45,360

90,720

9

55

7%

53,360

106,720

10

54

8½%

62,000

124,000

11

53

10%

71,340

142,680

12

52

12½%

81,430

162,860

13

51

15%

92,340

184,680

14

50

17½%

104,110

208,220

15

49

20%

116,810

233,620

16

48

24%

130,710

261,420

17

47

28%

145,690

291,380

18

46

32%

161,840

323,680

19

45

36%

179,240

358,480

20

44

40%

197,970

395,940

21

43

45%

218,140

436,280

22

42

50%

239,850

479,700

23

41

56%

263,200

526,400

24

40

62%

288,310

576,620

25

39

68%

316,010

620,020

26

38

74%

345,090

690,180

27

37

80%

376,350

752,700

28

36

86%

409,940

819,880

29

35

93%

446,030

892,060

30

34

-----

484,790

969,580

         

Note :

(1) Retiree cannot get less than what they receive today.

(2) Full health support in retirement given to people in this category.