Paul1405: "Hockey is totally out of touch with ordinary Australians and should be replaced ASAP, for the sake of the country!"

What: with ANOTHER Lib?

Repay 1975: Block Supply

In an interview by the forum journalist, some interesting stats came up which raises curiousity.
There are 1.9 million public servants. $134 billion annual salary.
Equates to the population of Perth and $100 per week per Australian resident.
Im wondering if the above mentioned annual salary includes the Politicians in parliament house and if not would it be disclosed to the tax payers, and if not Why? Those hit with the budget would be super curious. Along with the rest of us who were told we'd have to pull in our belts.
There is also a list of spending by different depts.
One $12000.00 coffee machines and contracted coffee machine servicer.
A staggering $4.6 mill for new logos at no other than Centrelink.
$16 mill donation to a profitable corporate to upgrade a chocky factory.

Since Abbot took up his position as leader in September there have been daily tax hikes of $23mill, this doesnt include the tobacco tax.
No listings of other departments spendings.

Once again Abbott and Hockey have stuck it up the workers with the assistance of mining magnate, come political animal, Big Clive Palmer. The hard done by mining billionaires will kiss the Mining Tax goodbye, and receive a big bonus to their bottom line at the same time, whilst struggling workers could be slugged with a cut of up to $100,000 in their future superannuation payout.
"As a result of this initiative passing through the Parliament today, the budget overall will be around $50 billion better off over the next decade. In the short term, it will have a negative impact on the budget over the next four years of around $6.5 billion, but that will be recovered by delaying the increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent as an offset in the overall cost over the medium term," so said Hockey.
It must be great to be able to buy your way into parliament and then get a gigantic tax refund in your favor, while the workers carry the can, thanks Clive.

Paul,
That problem can be solved by salary sacrifice by you putting more of your pay into superannuation, instead of you employer.