• Table of contents
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Preface
• Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Context and challenges
• 3. Adequacy
• 4. Indexation
• 5. Payment design and administration
• 6. Concessions and services
• 7. Sustainability and targeting
• Appendix A: Number of pensioners
• Appendix B: Pension payments as at 1 January 2009
• Appendix C: Supplementary entitlements available in the income support system, January 2009
• Appendix D: One-off lump-sum payments provided since 2004–05
• Appendix E: Superannuation modelling
• Appendix F: Data sources and notes
• References
• Tables and Charts

Budget 2009-10 - Pension Review Report

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Abbreviations and acronyms

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

AETR

average effective tax rate

ALCI

Analytical Living Cost Index

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CSHC

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

EMTR

effective marginal tax rate

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

GDP

gross domestic product

GST

goods and services tax

HILDA

Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey

MTAWE

Male Total Average Weekly Earnings

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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