By request

A reader requested this graph. It shows the average tax rate (including low income rebate and independent earner tax credit) at each $10,000 band for April 2008 and October 2010.

A full time worker (without children) earning a bit over the minimum wage at $15/hr has had, over 2.5 years, their average tax rate drop from 19.1% to 12.5%.

A full time worker earning the average wage at almost $25/hr has had their average tax rate drop from 22.7% to 16.0%.