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Paul Osborne and Poppy Johnston

Super tax break reform could boost budget: report

The Grattan Institute wants Jim Chalmers to rein in super tax breaks to boost government revenues. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Tax breaks for retirees will soon cost more than the age pension, requiring a rethink in the federal budget, a new report says.

The Grattan Institute report showed superannuation tax breaks cost the budget $45 billion a year, or about two per cent of GDP.

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