Treasury is considering changes to Labor’s plans to tax super balances over $3 million with Anthony Albanese’s staff asked for input, a Senate hearing has been told.

Diane Brown, the deputy secretary of Treasury’s revenue group, told a Senate economics committee on Thursday that Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ office had been in contact with the Prime Minister’s ministerial staff about the controversial superannuation tax that is yet to be legislated after more than two years of consultations.

“There have been some conversations with the Prime Minister’s Office. It’s probably not unusual for that to occur from time to time,” she said in response to a question from Greens senator Nick McKim on Thursday.

“It remains unlegislated and so stakeholders continue to raise questions about the bill and t

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