It was meant to by the symbol of sensible, informed economic management in the midst of growing anxiety about COVID-19, but the JobKeeper scheme has turned into a massive reporting failure.
The Government has admitted that the welfare scheme is only being paid to around half the workers it claimed.
And the package is set to cost about $70 billion, not the $130 forecast. so where’s the spare money going to go?
Read more here:
JobKeeper numbers cut by 3 million after Federal Government reveals accounting bungle in coronavirus stimulus program – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/jobkeeper-numbers-cut-by-3-million-businesses-accounting-bungle/12277488
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