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Economist Dr Cameron Murray has backed the government’s view that the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme does not need to be extended again. Murray argues that relatively few industries still need government support, and he believes that increasing the JobSeeker payment would be a better option as the financial support would go to people who need it.
The Blueprint Institute’s chief economist Steven Hamilton also believes JobKeeper should be phased out on 28 March as scheduled.
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Economist Cameron Murray said it made “total sense” to withdraw JobKeeper at the end of March.