CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 29 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
Sylvia Jeffreys:
Australians are preparing for the cash rate to rise again as the Reserve Bank meets today.
Tom Steinfort:
Yeah. Another hike would see interest rates hit a 15year high of 4.6percent. And to discuss now, we're joined by our Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, live in Logan, Queensland. Good to see you, Treasurer. Earlier this morning we spoke to a business owner on the program, Jennifer Mann. Here's what she had to say.
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Steinfort:
Your response to hearing from that this morning?
Jim Chalmers:
Well, good morning, Tom and Sylvia. Look, we understand that small businesses and Australians more broadly are under pressure and obviously i...