The tax rate change, which has had the most conversation in this Parliament, is the introduction of a new personal tax rate of 39c for personal incomes of over $180,000. To put that in perspective, if someone is earning $200,000, they pay an extra 6c in the dollar on the last $20,000 of income, so they would pay $1,200 extra a year in tax, which is just some cents over $23 per week. This does go some way to ensuring that programmes like the minimum family tax credit continue to be funded. 