Treasurer courts business with productivity promises

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Treasurer courts business with productivity promises

Productivity is overtaking inflation as the main challenge facing Australia’s economy. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) By Jacob Shteyman in Canberra You won’t see Jim Chalmers declaring mission accomplished anytime soon, but there is a growing sense the battle against inflation is no longer Australia’s number one economic priority. For the treasurer, the fight to turn around the decades-long trend of declining productivity growth will be even more chall…