Retirees ‘deserve’ super tax breaks, treasurer says, as government considers how to give younger Australians ‘fair go’

No plan to alter concessional measures on retirees’ superannuation as part of tax reforms, Jim Chalmers says

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Retirees still deserve concessional treatment on their superannuation, the treasurer says, despite mounting calls for an overhaul of the tax system.

Jim Chalmers said fairness for younger generations needed to be considered as part of any change to taxes, after talks at the three-day productivity roundtable in Canberra.