CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: tax reforms announced in the federal Budget, housing supply, rental prices
Sarah Abo:
Morning, Treasurer.
Jim Chalmers:
Good morning.
Karl Stefanovic:
All right, the highest‑taxing Treasurer in this country's history. How does that sit with you this morning?
Chalmers:
No, the highest‑taxing government was the Howard and Costello government. We've got taxes as a share of the economy lower than what those predecessors had. There are tax cuts in the Budget, tax cuts for workers and tax cuts for business.
Abo:
When did you change your mind on some of your policies? Because I don't think anyone believes that you did that in...