Chris Minns has blasted his own party to slam Albanese government over its bracket creep, arguing the 47 per cent top marginal tax rate means high-income workers are effectively spending almost half the week working for the government. 

Backing Coalition Opposition Leader’s Angus Taylor’s push to overhaul tax brackets, the Labor Premier said families were being ‘stung’, adding that state wage deals for nurses, paramedics and teachers were being eroded by high taxes.

He called to his federal party colleagues to fix the tax brackets so that Aussies could pocket more of their hard-earned cash.

‘Whether it’s in this budget or it’s in the future, we do need to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to hand more money back to working Australians,’ Minns told reporters on Wednesday.

‘It’s a tough burden for a lot of families to bear.

‘The top marginal rate of 47 per cent, as I said in parliament last week, you’re working Monday, Tuesday, and half of Wednesday for yourself, and then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the government.

‘In a general sense, whether it’s now or in the future, we do need to make sure we’re taking urgent action when it comes to personal income taxes because at the moment, a lot of working families are getting stung.’

Minns chose not to weigh in on the Albanese government’s capital gains tax reforms, say.

NSW Premier Chris Minns has blasted federal inaction on bracket creep, arguing a 47 per cent top marginal tax rate leaves high-earning employees working almost half the week for the government

His comments coincided with shadow federal treasurer Tim Wilson’s National Press Club address, where he accused Albanese and Labor of becoming a ‘freeloader’ government living off the hard work of Australians. 

The latest attack comes days after Minns claimed federal Labor colleagues shortchanged his state in the Budget.

The Victorian Suburban Rail Loop was allocated $3.8 billion while other vital infrastructure projects in NSW and Queensland missed out.