CANBERRA, ACT, March 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:

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Joint press conference with

Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

Minister for Women

Minister for Government Services

Minister for Finance

Minister for the Public Service

The Hon Andrew Leigh MP

Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury

Assistant Minister for Employment

Subjects: Budget, ACCC supermarkets inquiry, supermarket crackdown, crypto statement, Intelligence Review, Buy Australia, international uncertainty

Jim Chalmers:

Thanks, everyone, for being available relatively early. We've got a fair bit to cover this morning.

Katy and I will say a few things about the Budget and then Andrew and I on the ACCC and supermarkets....