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Treasurer says Australia must improve service delivery in the care sector to offset ‘woeful’ economic indicators
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says Australians’ incomes will fall and the working week will get longer without major boosts to productivity, saying the nation must boost service delivery in the care sector to offset some “woeful” economic indicators.
Ahead of releasing the Productivity Commission’s five-yearly report on Friday, Chalmers again downplayed the prospect of major cost-of-living relief in the May budget, but said it would be soon become a focus for the government.
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