Tax system disincentivises working mothers, modelling reveals
A mother returning to work full-time after having children will gain only just $48.25 per day for the average family, revealing a major “structural disincentive”, according to the Tax Institute.
The Tax Institute pointed to cameo modelling from presenter Professor Miranda Stewart showing the impact of the Australian tax system on secondary earners (adults choosing to go to work, in a household where another adult is already employed) in an average family with children.
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