Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers has questioned the Morrison government on whether cutting JobKeeper, JobSeeker and wages will make the worst recession in a century even deeper and longer.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hit back highlighting how many people the programs supported, and that it was always implemented as a temporary measure.
“JobKeeper is at $101 billion, the single largest economic support program that this government, or indeed, any Australian government has ever undertaken,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said.
“And right now, it’s supporting 3.5 million Australian workers and around 1 million businesses, Mr Speaker.
“We’ve always said, though, the program was temporary, it was targeted, and that there would be a transition.
“We are seeing this payment transition over time but right now it’s supporting 3.5 million workers.
"It’s transitioning, it’s tapering just as the Member for Rankin (Jim Chalmers) asked it to do."
