|Sky News host Peta Credlin says she fears unless the government gets serious about substantial reform "we'll be living with the gargantuan economic cost of the coronavirus long, long after the disease itself has disappeared". "For the first time in history, instead of trying to make the economy grow, governments have been deliberately shutting it down, but now thank God, our government wants to start opening it up again".
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday during a National Press Club address the business restrictions, which aimed at decreasing the rate of COVID-19 infections, are costing the economy $4 billion every week.
the kids will be eating dunny paper sandwiches for years to come...
Big taxes on billionaires and big End of town Who don't pay taxes
Frydenburg said he jhst wants to utilise old liberal values. When will these guys get their heads out of the Sand. No Infrastuctre Plan =No Jobs Go back to work we need to build our personak slush fund SURPLUS Wake up ScottyFromMarketing lnpnoideasparty
Does she mean a “debt and deficit disaster”
Start taxing billionaires and mega corps and suddenly Australia has money ? No?
I know where we could make savings Peta, Chris, Rohan, Paul et al.
Peta ...you missed out one very important piece of information. About 30% of companies in Australia do not pay any taxes. Many of those companies are overseas based.
So your heart goes out to the 20 year olds of today who’ll spend their lives fixing the destruction wrought by the gen x and boomers gouging the wealth out the world. How heartwarmingly lovely of you.
Ms. Credlin, there will be substantial economic cost irrespective for a long time.
Wish you dinosaurs would disappear
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