Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the numbers seen today reflect the “softening of growth” in the economy in “entirely expected ways”.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the numbers seen today reflect the “softening of growth” in the economy in “entirely expected ways”. “The numbers we see today are consistent with the budget forecast that I put out a month or so ago,” Mr Chalmers told Sky News Australia.
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