In what’s widely tipped to be the last budget until the next election, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has announced a number of proposed changes to super.

With measures to protect low account balances and lost super (including making insurance within super ‘opt-in’ for some people), lower and flatter taxes over time, and a raft of policies focusing on an ageing population, we break down some of the announcements with our resident policy guru, Benedict Davies.

Read our full analysis of the budget at www.unisuper.com.au/budget.

SHOW NOTES

Your hosts are Rob Demasi, Lyndon Horsburgh and Marta Zyznowska.

With thanks to special guest Benedict Davies, UniSuper’s Public Policy Manager.

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Read the Federal Budget announcements in full at www.budget.gov.au.

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