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Nuisance tariffs and a levy on businesses to fund worker training are among the proposals debated behind closed doors on the first day of the federal government's three-day economic roundtable.
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Labor tax cuts throws budget into years of deficit
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The federal government has announced new budget savings as it prepares to hand down an economic blueprint that foreshadows a decade of deficits.

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Tasmania Premier Jeremy Rockliff arrives at a press conference outside Parliament Of Tasmania in Hobart.
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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers (left) and Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher (AAP)
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks to the media about the Budget surplus (AAP)

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was asked several times if parent visa numbers would be reduced under proposed Coalition migration cuts.

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