Labor has moved to capitalise on discontent in Coalition ranks about planned changes to superannuation by releasing an attack ad, as Treasurer Scott Morrison ruled out winding back any controversial budget measures on Thursday.
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Reports suggest there is growing concern among Coalition MPs and candidates about the $6 billion in savings from super concessions, including proposals for a $1.6 million cap on tax-free super and lowering of the cap for concessional contributions to $25,000.
MPs reported some planned election campaign donations were being withheld because of the issue, and some suggested a post-election party room rebellion could occur in opposition to the plans.
The Labor campaign distributed a new online campaign advertisement on Wednesday night suggesting "under Mr Turnbull, your super is not safe" and labelling the Prime Minister "out of touch".
Mr Morrison strongly rejected any changes to the Coalition policy in a press conference in Sydney on Thursday morning.
Asked if the government would consider any changes to the plan after the July 2 election, Mr Morrison said "no".
"The policies we announced in the budget are our policies and we're pressing ahead with those changes. We are committed to these changes," he said.
"They will benefit, or leave no worse off, 96 per cent of the superannuants in this country and they are positive changes and we stand by them 100 per cent."
Mr Morrison said the changes were limiting "generous concessions that have been in place for quite a period of time and are unsustainable into the future".
"What they are doing is making sure that we are able to invest in making positive superannuation available for people on lower incomes in particular," he said.
"More than 3 million people will benefit from the superannuation changes we have announced in the budget."
Mr Morrison was critical of Labor leader Bill Shorten in his press conference, accusing the opposition of declaring war on businesses, on growth, on mums and dads and on capital.
He said a Labor government after July 2 would mean higher taxes, higher debt and higher deficits.
The Labor ad shows golden eggs being taken away from a nest by a person wearing Liberal Party cufflinks.
"You made plans thinking your nest egg would always be safe," a voice says. "Now Mr Turnbull wants to raid that nest egg."
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Thursday accused the government of having one economic policy for before the election and another for after the election.
"Clearly Senator Sinodinos is picking up the jungle drums of angry conservatives and now he's saying they may change the policies," he said.
"The truth of the matter is that this government is saying on thing before an election, they're already flagging they're going to do something else after the election and if you can't trust them on superannuation, what can we trust them on in any aspect of their economic plan to keep their promises?"
Earlier on Thursday, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said there would be consultation on its super policy after the election, echoing comments from Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos on Wednesday.
"The consultation, as there always is, will be in relation to administrative implementation arrangements," Senator Cormann said at Parliament House.
"That is just business as usual. The substantive changes that we have put forward, the reforms to superannuation arrangements that we have put forward, if we are successful at this election will be implemented.
"But as is always the case, we will ensure that the implementation is administratively as efficient as possible," he said.
Accounting peak body CPA Australia said a poll of 1300 of its members suggested the government was underestimating the number of Australians who will be affected by the changes to superannuation rules.
The poll found 70 per cent believe the changes would affect more than 6 per cent clients, above the government's estimate of 4 per cent of taxpayers.
Almost 40 per cent of respondents expected 20 per cent or more of their clients would be affected, while another 25 per cent expected the changes to hit a third of their clients.
Chief executive Alex Malley said the results suggested there was "widespread uncertainty and confusion created by the proposed retrospective changes".
This week Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Resources and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg both stumbled to explain aspects of super policy, including changes to the transition to retirement scheme that allows workers to draw down on savings before they retire.
