PoliticsFederalSuper warsPrint articleChalmers stands firm on wealthy super tax riseAndrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentSep 1, 2023 – 5.27pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginTreasurer Jim Chalmers has rebuffed a Greens offer to support a $2.3 billion clamp-down on wealthy Australians’ retirement savings, in a move that could set up a second double dissolution election trigger if the minor party does not relent.Greens Senator Larissa Waters on Friday tied an expansion of the taxpayer-funded paid parental leave scheme to include superannuation payments in return for the minor party’s backing to lift the tax rate on superannuation balances above $3 million to 30 per cent.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreSuper warsGreensJim ChalmersWelfareLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesLauren SamsOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyBOSS Financial ReviewWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsEuan BlackThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantLife & LeisureThe Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Stephen ToddThe eight extraordinary hotel openings in Europe to book this summerHow the Hawke’s Bay wine region weathered its most challenging yearRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
