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‘Tax retirees’ super to pay for aged care’: ACOSS-By Jennifer Duke Australian Council of Social Service chief executive Cassandra Goldie Source:Theage Retirees could face a 15 per cent tax on superannuation earnings to help fund aged-care services under a federal budget proposal from the Australian Council of Social Service, while the long-term unemployed would be put into training or subsidised work experience. The social services lobby group is recommending a staggered reintroduction of the superannuation tax over the next three years to bring $2.5 billion worth of revenue into federal government coffers in 2022-2023. This money would be used to fund affordable aged-care services. ...