Superannuation tax changes on the table as treasurer calls for ‘national conversation’ on cost

Jim Chalmers says Labor has not changed its position but had to acknowledge pressures on the budget' in a time of debt

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The government has not ruled out making changes to superannuation tax concessions in the coming May budget, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says.

He said on Wednesday the government hasn't determined" whether it should change its position on the scheme.

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