{"id":1651,"date":"2011-04-08T20:03:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T10:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2012-08-03T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T00:35:40","slug":"superannuation-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/04\/superannuation-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Superannuation increases?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a move to increase the basic <a title=\"what is superannuation?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.savetimeonline.com.au\/articlebank\/superexplain.html\" target=\"_blank\">super contribution rate<\/a> for employers on behalf of their employees, taking it from 9% to 12% (in a few increments).<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"coins through an hourglass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/images\/coins hourglass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Institute\u00a0of Superannuation Trustees, AIST, (and others I believe) have an <a title=\"super at 12% for Australia\" href=\"http:\/\/12percent.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">online petition<\/a> to show the Government the concept has the support of the general population.<\/p>\n<p>Do you support it?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you haven&#8217;t even thought about it so here are a couple of my ideas on the topic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an extra 3% of your salary each year has to give you a better chance of financial security in retirement so who would argue with getting it?<\/li>\n<li>we&#8217;re often told we have an aging population so I have long thought I will need my own money (super or otherwise) as there may not be much of an age pension when I retire &#8211; again, more super from an employer has to help that!<\/li>\n<li>an extra 3% on top of employee&#8217;s salaries could easily add up for any business owner so businesses may find the concept stressful, but\n<ul>\n<li>it isn&#8217;t immediate so businesses can prepare<\/li>\n<li>if businesses have to increase prices to meet the 3%, living expenses will have another increase<\/li>\n<li>base salaries (for new employees) may get reduced slightly so that packages aren&#8217;t significantly higher and that again may leave people financially tight in the present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From a purely super point of view, I totally agree with moving the minimum to 12%; from an overall perspective, I&#8217;m not so sure what is best and will need to read up on the potential impact &#8211; and I&#8217;d love to hear some different opinions from business owners, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a move to increase the basic super contribution rate for employers on behalf of their employees, taking it from 9% to 12% (in a few increments). The Australian Institute\u00a0of Superannuation Trustees, AIST, (and others I believe) have an online petition to show the Government the concept has the support of the general population. 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