NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns has broken ranks with his own party to criticise the Albanese government over bracket creep, arguing the 47 per cent top marginal tax rate means high-income earners 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 Minns said families were being ‘stung’ by bracket creep.

He said higher state wage deals for nurses, paramedics and teachers were being eroded by rising tax burdens.

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 said.

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

Minns said Australians on the top tax rate were effectively handing almost half their working week to the government.

‘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.’

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

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

Anthony Albanese and Labor has been accused of becoming a 'freeloader' government

Anthony Albanese and Labor has been accused of becoming a ‘freeloader’ government

Minns didn’t weigh in on the Albanese government’s capital gains tax reforms.

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.