Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP is stressing this year’s budget will be largely focused on jobs as it places a “vote of confidence” in Australian workers.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is stressing this year’s budget will be largely focused on jobs as it places a “vote of confidence” in Australian workers. The government flagged more money would be spent on business incentives, funding for aged care and support for pensioners, however, warned against expecting changes to the JobKeeper program.
Mr Morrison confirmed only that the wage subsidy program would be in place until the end of March, saying he did not want to “mislead” Australians. “What you’ll see in the budget is a vote of confidence in the Australian economy… in Australians and that they, working together, will lift our economy out of the heavy blow it has suffered,” he said. Meanwhile, the government is set to extend support for regional airlines until the end of March.
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