Removal of tariffs ‘another step’ in Albanese government agenda to ‘boost productivity’

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Murray Watt says Treasurer Jim Chalmers's announcement of removing hundreds of tariffs is “another step” in the Albanese government’s agenda to “boost productivity”. Mr Watt says despite the changes made previously, hundreds of “nuisance tariffs” still remain. “They don’t protect Australian jobs, they don’t bring the government a lot of money,” Mr Watt told Sky News Australia. “That’s the reason that Jim Chalmers has made this announcement … to eliminate about 500 hundred of these nuisance tariffs. “It will just ease that bureaucracy reduce that red tape and reduce the compliance cost for businesses facing. “Another step in our government's agenda to boost productivity.”