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Treasurer mulls making tax fairer for young Australians

22 August 2025 10:51 | News

Jim Chalmers said that the federal government would be at the center of any tax reform.

Despite the three -day round table meeting in the Parliamentary Assembly, the Treasurer did not manage or excluded the rewriting of the tax system, although he acknowledged that he was deeply unfair for the young Australians.

Dr Chalmers, who completed the summit, acknowledged that the tax system was “flawed”, especially when it was seen through an interdered lens ”.

Dr Chalmers wants to be one of the government’s descriptive principles of inter -generation of justice. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Photos)

“One of the descriptive results of this economic reform round table meeting was to develop a consensus and acceleration about making it one of the descriptive principles of our country,“ ABC Radio said on Friday.

“And this is definitely something we will take.”

Tax experts, including those who joined the round table, say that Australia’s passive income from savings and other authorities, tax -charming fees and salaries, says that he trusts a lot.

Auna Sathanapally, General Manager of Grattan Institute, said that the burden on the young Australians grew “automatically” due to brackets creep.

“If we don’t do anything else to increase revenues, we will trust wages and salaries more,” ABC said.

A cafe worker serves coffee in Melbourne
Grattan Institute says that the burden of the younger Australians has increased. (Joel Carrett/AAP Photos)

“It is not clear that the amount of concession we make for savings is necessary for people to save, and it is not clear that it is particularly fair.

“In fact, when you look at the position where retired household peoples now find themselves, earn the same income as a working house, and pay less than half of the tax, I can say that it is particularly unfair.”

Speaking at the round table meeting, former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry described the increasing burden on the workers as a “deliberate bastard action ..

Independent MP Allegra Spender, retired deying increased, young people are leaning, he said.

“For the last three years, I force the parliament to put tax reform on the agenda, to help young Australians reach the same milestones as their parents and to invest in productivity and work in our business,” he said.

Independent MP Allegra Spender
Allegra Spender emphasized the increasing inequality between retirees and young people. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Photos)

“The Treasurer announced that the government will start working with these goals and I am very happy.”

However, the coalition is careful against tax changes under a workers’ government.

“If they continue and try to increase taxes, this will be a great violation of faith in the people of Australia,” opposition financial spokesman James Paterson said.

While the tax reform is facing more advisory, Dr Chalmers announced a series of ideas that can be delivered faster, such as a way that allows home drivers to contribute to road maintenance costs.

Electric vehicle
The round table contributed to road maintenance on electric vehicle drivers. (Dean Lewins/AAP Photos)

Senator Paterson supported the offer.

“Everyone acknowledges that some road users who fill their cars with gasoline and diesel are not fair to pay the costs of protecting roads and some road users do not contribute to this cost,” he said to ABC Radio.

Business groups welcomed their promises to speed up building approval, to remove discomfort tariffs and bureaucracy, and to quickly monitor the recovery of environmental laws.

Australian Business Council CEO, Bran Black, said the government should move on goodwill from the round table and come into force of reforms.

“It creates a course of how we can advance the real action for the coming months and years. It is time for rubber to depart.”

When Dr Chalmers met in September and regional treasurers in September, a road marked further negotiations to reveal the features of the user charging model.


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