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STOP THE STEALTH TAX

To the Parliament of Australia

We, the undersigned Australians, call on the Government to end the unfair practice of bracket creep by indexing income tax thresholds to inflation and flattening the tax system to make it simpler and fairer.

Bracket creep is a stealth tax. It quietly increases the tax burden on Australians without legislation, without scrutiny, and without consent. It penalises hard work, punishes aspiration, and hits lower- and middle-income earners hardest.

We oppose a tax system that allows governments to profit from inflation while ordinary Australians fall further behind.

We demand a modern tax system that
  • Indexes income tax brackets to the cost of living
  • Simplifies tax rates to reward work and savings
  • Treats all Australians fairly, no matter their accountant or income
Respect workers. Reward aspiration. Scrap bracket creep.
Flatten and index the tax system.

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INDEX. FLATTEN. 

MAKE INCOME TAX FAIR.

  • The government is taxing your pay rises — even when you're not actually earning more.
  • It’s called bracket creep, and it’s the most dishonest tax in Australia.
  • It’s a quiet betrayal of Australians who do the right thing: work hard, plan ahead, and save for the future.
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THE HIDDEN COST OF TRYING TO GET AHEAD

1

Your purchasing power declines, but your tax bill climbs.

2

Modest wage increases turn into bigger tax grabs.

3

Younger Australians and low-income workers are hit hardest.

4

No legislation. No scrutiny. No permission from you.

WHAT WE’RE CALLING FOR

Index the Brackets

Tie income tax thresholds to inflation. If the cost of living 
goes up, your tax rate shouldn’t.

Flatten the System

Cut the clutter. Replace the maze of rates with a simpler, fairer system that rewards work, saving, and ambition.

When inflation pushes you into a higher tax bracket, even if you are no better off, the government takes more without passing a single law. It is the stealth tax that eats your pay rise.

Without indexation, tax cuts vanish quickly. Labor’s latest cuts of about $10 a week for the average earner will be gone in three years because of bracket creep.

Since 2022, singles are paying approximately $3,500 more a year in tax, and couples around $7,000 more.
(Source: Parliamentary Budget Office)

Everyone earning over $18,201 pays more, but younger and lower-income Australians lose the biggest share. Even a cost-of-living pay rise can push you into a higher bracket and wipe it out.
Index brackets to inflation so tax only rises when your real income does, and flatten the system to make it fairer, simpler, and stop stealth tax grabs for good.
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