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Editor's note
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The federal government’s new Child Care Subsidy starts from July 2 this year, and it has also announced personal income tax cuts. But these policies still don’t stop many women facing high effective marginal tax rates. As Miranda Stewart explains, new modelling shows the second earner in a low-income family can increase from two days’ work a week to three, four or five days and not be much better off because of effective marginal tax rates of up to 95%.
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John Watson
Section Editor: Cities + Policy
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A mother in a low-income family can lose 85-95% of her earnings from working more days to income tax, loss of benefits and childcare costs.
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Miranda Stewart, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
An 85-95% effective marginal tax rate means the second earner in a low-income family can increase from two days' work a week to three, four or five days and be better off by only about $4,000 a year.
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Politics + Society
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Science + Technology
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Health + Medicine
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Cities
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Education
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