CANBERRA, ACT, May 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Joint press conference with
Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
Minister for Finance
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Government Services
Subjects: upcoming Budget, savings, tax reform, child care, migration, APS staffing, off-budget measures, inflation, tobacco excise, fuel excise and cost-of-living relief
Jim Chalmers:
We want to focus on the Budget today, but we know that the Budget's not the only show in town. We've got a very welcome and a very important visitor in Prime Minister Takaichi of Japan. This is an absolutely crucial relationship at all times, but especially in uncertain times like these. It's a relationship of vast mutua...