CANBERRA, ACT, July 9 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: US tariffs, PBS, reform roundtable, Australia-China economic relationship, superannuation changes, Reserve Bank interest rate decision, reform roundtable
Patricia Karvelas:
Treasurer JimChalmers has maintained the nation will not be bullied into weakening its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in order to escape the tariff that DonaldTrump has raised, and he's my guest this afternoon.
Treasurer, welcome.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks very much, Patricia.
Karvelas:
You've said that Australia is urgently seeking clarification after DonaldTrump raised this 200percent tariff on basically drugs, medicines. How are you seeking that clarity; is it throu...