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Maeve Bannister and Poppy Johnston

'No mandate' for changes to superannuation tax breaks

A superannuation fight is brewing as the federal government flags the possibility of changes to tax concessions to help ease budget pressure.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says superannuation concessions are on track to cost the budget as much as the aged pension by 2050 and has launched a discussion about their sustainability this week.

The treasurer has since flagged a cap on large super balances as a possible way to make super concessions more "affordable and sustainable".

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