CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 22 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: Economic Reform Roundtable, tax, road user charges
Rachel Mealey:
Treasurer, good morning.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks very much, Rachel, good morning.
Mealey:
People are listening to AM right now on the way to work. Many dropped their kids off to school on the way. You're speaking to those cars this morning, carrying 2 generations. What can you tell them about how you're going to make the tax system fairer?
Chalmers:
First of all, I'd say we've made a lot of progress in our economy the last few years. And the best way to sustain that progress, to lift living standards, to make people better off over time is to make our economy more produ...