CANBERRA, ACT, June 28 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: tax reform, house prices, inflation
David Speers:
Jim Chalmers, welcome to the program.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks very much, David.
Speers:
So, the Howard government had more than 10months and an election between announcing their tax reforms and a vote in parliament. You had just 6weeks. Why the rush?
Chalmers:
Well, we're very grateful for the support of the parliament, David, because it means that we're cutting taxes for workers, we're making it easier for first‑home buyers, and we're making the tax system fairer as well. This is how we deliver cost‑of‑living relief and deliver real change in the tax system.
It's no...