Older Australians are getting a better deal over time

Average net fiscal impact when combining government benefits and taxes at different ages. Each line is a five year reporting period (eg: 1993-94 to 1997-98)

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Derived by combining individual level data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (HILDA) and the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) with aggregate values from the Australian National Accounts

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