<p>Just days after meeting with G20 finance ministers in Washington, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set the tone for the upcoming federal budget - promising ambitious tax reforms to boost productivity and reduce spending, while acknowledging the challenges ahead as the war in the middle east continues. </p><ul><li>Guest: Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of The Grattan Institute </li></ul>

Just days after meeting with G20 finance ministers in Washington, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set the tone for the upcoming federal budget - promising ambitious tax reforms to boost productivity and reduce spending, while acknowledging the challenges ahead as the war in the middle east continues. Guest: Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of The Grattan Institute

<p>Just days after meeting with G20 finance ministers in Washington, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set the tone for the upcoming federal budget - promising ambitious tax reforms to boost productivity and reduce spending, while acknowledging the challenges ahead as the war in the middle east continues.&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Guest: Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of The Grattan Institute&nbsp;</li></ul>

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