About this episode
The episode discusses potential budget measures in light of the ongoing crisis and past government actions during COVID.
You know what they say about a crisis, suddenly, all sorts of things become possible. During the COVID crisis, the government doubled Newstart, paid wage bills, and allowed access to super - things that had almost no chance of happening. Right now, with the budget just weeks away in the midst of a crisis almost anything is on the table. What may that include? Guests: Tom Crowley, ABC economics reporter. Bob Breunig, tax expert.
People in this episode
Guests: Tom Crowley, Bob Breunig
Topics covered
- budget
- COVID crisis
- government policy
- economics
- taxation
Keywords
- budget
- Newstart
- wage bills
- superannuation
- economic crisis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ABC Australia
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