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Jacob Shteyman and Andrew Brown

Treasurer mulls making tax fairer for young Australians

Treasurer Jim Chalmers concedes more work is needed before tax reform can be addressed. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Intergenerational fairness will be central to any tax reform by the federal government, Jim Chalmers says as he opens the door to increased taxes on superannuation, trusts and capital gains.

The treasurer has not ruled in, or ruled out, a rewrite of the tax system, despite a three-day roundtable in Parliament House agreeing that it was deeply unfair to younger Australians.

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