CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 3 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: interest rates, inflation, coalition chaos, budget savings
Peter Stefanovic:
The RBA is expected to raise interest rates when it hands down its decision later on today, and if it does, our central bank would be amongst the first to reverse course and raise rates for the first time in 2years.
Joining us on this Tuesday morning is the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, out at Canberra. Thank you so much for your time this morning. Treasurer, if there is a rate rise today do mortgage holders have you to thank for that?
Jim Chalmers:
Well, first of all, I'm obviously not going to make anything that sounds like a prediction or pre‑empt the deci...