经合组织秘书长、澳大利亚前财政部长马蒂亚斯·科尔曼在周末演讲中指出，民粹主义势力不断扩大其支持基础1。他强调，这一现象背后映射的是民众关于实际收入下降、住房可及性和能源成本等问题的真实诉求1。科尔曼认为，主流政党不应效仿民粹主义采取保护主义和限制移民等政策，而应通过解决这些根本问题来对抗民粹主义1。他表示，"采纳民粹主义经济学的主流政党无法收复选民，他们会输两次"1。
在经济改革方面，科尔曼提出了多项建议。他指出澳大利亚税收结构不均，所得税占比高达60%，远高于经合组织平均水平的36%，而消费税税率仅为经合组织平均水平的一半1。科尔曼主张将人工智能视为"我们一生中最大的生产率提升"1。此外，他援引经合组织数据表明，迁入更多移民的澳大利亚地区本地出生工人的就业增长更快，移民对工资没有明显影响1。
Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the OECD and former Australian Finance Minister, warned in a weekend address that populist movements have gained unprecedented traction by tapping into legitimate public concerns about declining real incomes, housing affordability, and energy costs.1 Rather than countering populism with protectionist measures or restrictive immigration policies, Cormann argued that mainstream political parties must directly address the underlying economic grievances that fuel such movements.1
"Populism has won an audience it did not have five years ago," Cormann stated, adding that "mainstream parties that adopt populist economics cannot win back voters—they will lose twice."1 He contended that "the way to defeat populism is to solve the problems it exploits,"1 and outlined a reform agenda centered on tax restructuring and embracing artificial intelligence as a driver of productivity growth.1
Cormann highlighted structural imbalances in Australia's tax system, noting that 60 percent of tax revenue derives from income tax compared to the OECD average of approximately 36 percent, while Australia's consumption tax rate stands at half the OECD average.1 On immigration, he cited OECD data demonstrating that Australian regions receiving greater migrant inflows experienced faster employment growth among locally-born workers with no significant wage impacts.1 Framing artificial intelligence as "the greatest productivity boost of our lifetime,"1 Cormann positioned technological advancement as central to addressing economic stagnation and improving living standards.
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