Allan wants a seat at Chalmers' roundtable
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has challenged federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to make solving the productivity crisis a mission for national cabinet, starting with including the states and territories at his ideas roundtable.
Allan welcomed Chalmers' pledge to overhaul Australia's tax system as part of the Albanese government's second-term productivity agenda, and called the roundtable he is organising for next month a once in a generation opportunity to drive change across the economy.
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