National Welfare Fund 01/01/1946 (7.5% levy) Like to know What happened to the fund and all the money accumulated.
Gino Iannazzo made this Freedom of Information request to National Archives of Australia
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Dear National Archives of Australia,
My name is Gino Iannazzo, I'm the secretary of "Australian
Pensioners Voice Inc." a group of voluntaries dedicated to stand up
for Social Justice and Pensioners' Rights. Recently we found out
that back on 01/01/1946 the Prime Minister Ben Chiefly, agreed to
established "THE NATIONAL WELFARE FUND" by charging all Taxpayers a
compulsory levy of 7.5%.
In the 50's was paid as one amount strait into the "CONSOLIDATED
REVENUE ACCOUNT"
In 1985 under the Labor Government the Fund ceased to Exist yet the
7.5% levy continued to be collected as a proportion of the Income
Tax Revenue.
We like to know what happened to the Fund and all the money
accumulated and belonging to "THE AUSTRALIAN PENSIONERS"
Yours faithfully,
Gino Iannazzo
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Research topic: FW: Freedom of Information request - National Welfare
Fund 01/01/1946 (7.5% levy) Like to know What happened to the fund and
all the money accumulated. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
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This is not a valid FOI request - please process under the Archives Act.
Thank you
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Dear FOI Shared Mailbox,
Please, this is a remainder to replay to my request.
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Yours sincerely,
Gino Iannazzo
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Dear FOI Shared Mailbox,
I'm not getting the answer to my questions, we are a group of simple pensioners, we are not professional people, we do not know the name of the documents that will answer our questions, so if you willing to help us please do, if you cannot we will close the matter there.
We thought "FOI" was meaning "Freedom of Information" and that is why we asked an Information not knowing you need the proper name of the documentation. It means only Professional people can apply.
Yours sincerely,
Gino Iannazzo
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Reference: NAA1000140066
Dear Mr Lannazzo,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the National Welfare Fund. Please
note that the Freedom of Information Act only applies to records that date
from 1990 onwards. As the records you are requesting date prior to 1990,
your request has been forwarded to the National Reference Service so that
we can advise you about how to access records under the Archives Act 1983.
We apologise for the delay in responding to your inquiry. We have received
a very high volume of inquiries in recent months and this has led to some
delays.
Please note also that we are unable to respond directly to requests for
information, or conduct research on your behalf. We can assist you to
access the records in our collection, and to conduct research using those
records.
This said, the National Archives does hold a number of records which are
relevant to your topic. I have attached a list of records that may be of
use for your research. These records were created by a variety of
Departments over the period 1943-1989 and should contain the information
you require about changes to the National Welfare Fund.
I have attached a list of these records. Those records listed with an
access status of 'Open' or 'Open With Exception' are available to view in
our Canberra reading room, or you could choose to purchase copies. I have
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Andrew Cairns
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Details of your reference inquiry:
Research topic: FW: Freedom of Information request - National Welfare
Fund 01/01/1946 (7.5% levy) Like to know What happened to the fund and
all the money accumulated. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
This is not a valid FOI request - please process under the Archives Act.
Thank you