Every Australian worker will today get a boost to their superannuation while a pay rise for those on minimum wage kicks in. July 1 marks the start of the new financial year and the start of 2021-22 also means an increase in bills, from toll roads to electricity. Today is also the first day Australians can lodge their tax returns with 10 million people earning up to $126,000 eligible for between $255 and $1,080 in tax cuts. With more than 10 million Australians in lockdown, those working from home can use the time not spent travelling to the office to sort out some annoying life admin, as the cold weather and Covid restrictions limit leisure opportunities. Every Australian worker will today see a boost to their superannuation while those on the minimum wage are getting a pay rise. For the first time ever, compulsory employer super contributions will be in the double digits as they rise to 10 per cent from 9.5 per cent. Pictured are women going for a lockdown walk at Bondi in Sydney's east Superannuation For the first time ever, compulsory employer super contributions will be in the double digits as they rise to 10 per cent from 9.5 per cent. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia calculated this half a percentage point increase would boost an average 30-year-old worker's retirement savings by $19,000, taking it to $468,000 from $449,000. Superannuation Minister Jane Hume is lukewarm about raising compulsory employer contributions, arguing it will come at a cost to wages This is a long way short of the $535,000 they recommend for a comfortable retirement, but well above the $150,000 the Grattan Institute think tank argues is sufficient for a modestly comfortable one - provided you have paid off your home. Super contributions will increase 0.5 percentage points on July 1 each year until they reach 12 per cent by July 2025 under laws passed in 2012. Superannuation Minister Jane Hume is lukewarm about raising compulsory employer contributions, arguing it will come at a cost to wages, while her Labor frontbench counterpart Stephen Jones wants super increased to 15 per cent. That is the level former prime minister Paul Keating wanted in 1992 when he introduced the compulsory employer superannuation scheme. From today, workers will be able to put up to $27,500 a year into their retirement savings, up from $25,000, and only pay 15 per cent tax on it. That is half the usual marginal tax rate of 32.5 per cent for most workers earning between $45,001 and $120,000 a year. With Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Townsville and Alice Springs in lockdown, minimum wage cafe workers serving takeaway-only orders will get a $20.33 boost to their hourly pay. Pictured is a woman hand out food to go at Bronte in Sydney's eastern suburbs Minimum wage With Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Townsville, and Alice Springs in lockdown, minimum wage café workers serving takeaway-only orders will get a $20.33 boost to their hourly pay. This will see their weekly pay levels increase 2.5 per cent to $772.60, or $40,175.20 a year - a level less than half Australia's average full-time salary of $89,000. Business groups were unhappy with the Fair Work Commission decision affecting 2.2 million low-paid workers, arguing it was unsustainable during a pandemic. Australian wages growth has been stuck below the long-term average of 3 per cent since mid-2013. The start of the financial year is also a time to add up work expenses, from home offices to briefcases, and lodge a tax return, either online or via an accountant. More than 10million Australians earning up to $126,000 are in line to receive between $255 and $1,080 in tax cuts. Pictured is a Melbourne hairdresser Tax cuts The start of the financial year is also a time to add up work expenses, from home offices to briefcases, and lodge a tax return either online or via an accountant. More than 10 million Australians earning up to $126,000 are in line to receive between $255 and $1,080 in tax cuts. An extension of last year's low and middle-income tax offset program will give 4.6 million Australians earning between $48,000 and $90,000 a $1,080 tax cut as another 1.8 million people earning $37,000 to $48,000 get back $255. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's May 2021 Budget extended the tax relief program for another year at a cost of more than $7 billion. The original low and middle-income tax offset was introduced in the October 2020 Budget as Australia recovered from the aftermath of the Covid recession and was initially regarded as a one-off. Today will also see a quarterly increase on toll roads in Sydney and Melbourne for cars, motorbikes and trucks. A car trip across the M5 motorway (westbound tunnel at Kingsgrove pictured) increases to $4.90 from $4.88 Road tolls Today will also see a quarterly increase on toll roads in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for cars, motorbikes and trucks. In Sydney, the driving by car through the Cross City Tunnel will cost four cents more at $5.97. An Easter Distributor trip to the airport now costs eight cents more for cars, rising to $8.37. A car trip across the M5 motorway increases to $4.90 from $4.88. In Melbourne, a 1.04597 per cent quarterly increase will see Citylink Tulla Pass connection to the airport rise to $7.01. In Brisbane, crossing under the river via the Clem7 tunnel will rise by nine cents to $5.37. Transurban subsidiary Linkt provides the e-tags for windscreens and sets the prices. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility