Published: July 25, 2020
Treasurer defends phased withdrawal of jobkeeper and lower rates for part-timers
Josh Frydenberg has defended the phased withdrawal of wage subsidies and lower rates of jobkeeper for part-time workers after Treasury cautioned against the move and the Greens released an analysis showing it will hit women hardest.
The treasurer told ABC’s Insiders on Sunday the lower tier of jobkeeper will pay part-time workers closer to their pre-Covid income and also confirmed the government is “very favourably disposed” to extending the coronavirus supplement for jobseekers beyond December.
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