The government needs to provide more security and certainty around its JobSeeker and JobKeeper programs, according to Shadow Assistant Treasurer StephenJonesMP.
The government needs to provide more security and certainty around its JobSeeker and JobKeeper programs, according to Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government would “continue to provide the support necessary for businesses and families” but refused to reveal whether it would extend JobKeeper or JobSeeker in response to the coronavirus emergency in Victoria.
The welfare schemes are under review and the next phase of support will be announced on July 23. “It’s unrealistic for us to assume that the economy is going to snap-back to the way it was pre COVID-19 at the end of September,” Mr Jones told Sky News. “We are not kidding ourselves for one moment. “There are going to business which aren’t going to make it, there is going to be a kick up in unemployment. “It is simply not tenable for the government to withdraw its support by the end of September.
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