ACTU: Budget submission

In the ACTU Budget submission, Facing the Future, unions have identified a number of priority areas that can be addressed by the Federal Government. They include:

• Building a fairer and more sustainable tax system, that is progressive and promotes participation and productivity improvements.
• Increasing job and income security by delivering better jobs with good wages and conditions through collective bargaining and fairer industrial laws.
• Planning for an ageing population, lifting the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% and ensuring more of workers’ savings end up in their post-retirement incomes.
• Acting on climate change to ensure Australia fully participates in and benefits from the global low-carbon economy and that working families are supported during the transition.
• Rebuilding the infrastructure of flood affected cities and regions and investing in new infrastructure to expand economic capacity and meet social needs.
• Improving investment in education, skills and training, including apprenticeships, to establish a workforce that is suited to the future demands of Australia’s economic growth.

Download Budget submission (PDF)