Tax super movie

Transcript

00:02

Tax, Super and Me

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Do you use roads?

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Do you need a doctor?

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Do you go to school?

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These are all made possible thanks to TAX!

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So, what is tax?

00:14

$500 billion each year!

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Tax is when you get a little bit of you hard earned cash and give it to the government. Since everyone who earns income has to pay tax, the Australian government ends up with around

00:21

So what does the government do with all this money?

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Well, the government uses this money to fund things that are necessary for a fully functioning society.

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This is Mandy. She’s going to help us learn about super. She used to work at the Australian Taxation Office.

00:37

When you're old and retired, have you ever though about how you would live without the support of making your own money?

00:43

Super is like a little bank that you put a bit of your money in every time you work.

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So, by the time you reach retirement, you have enough money to support yourself.

00:58

Mandy has finished her job. She hopes this short introduction will explain the use of tax, super and how it relates to YOU.