Aged Pension, page-63

"The fact remains Super is a tax "

But a hell of a lot cheaper than PAYE. You can contribute $27,500 at 15% tax OR you can pay up to 45% on that $27,500 as PAYE PLUS another 10% as you spend that $27,500.

That is one of the major reasons the coalition hates the super scheme and stalls every increase. The tax revenue from PAYE and GST is way down under super..