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Retirement Commissioner floats potential means-testing for Super

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 25 Jun 2025, 6:37pm
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Retirement Commissioner floats potential means-testing for Super

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 25 Jun 2025, 6:37pm

Discussions are circling on whether now's the time to means-test Superannuation.

2023 Census data shows 33,000 over-65s earned $100,00-to-$200,000 dollars - and more than 9,000 topped that figure.

Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson says if there is a strong economic argument Super isn't affordable, means-testing could be worth it.

"If you're earning more than, say, $180,000 a year and you're claiming the super, then the cost to the taxpayer might be questioned."

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