Two-thirds of Aussies want JobKeeper overpayments repaid

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The Morrison Government’s staunch refusal to disclose the larger companies that received JobKeeper, nor to make profitable companies repay those subsidies, does not sit well with the Australian electorate.

A new poll shows that two-thirds of Australians want JobKeeper subsidies to be repaid by companies that profited from the scheme:

An exclusive poll for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age shows strong support among voters for more transparency around the program…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.