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Barnaby Joyce calls for an early end to JobKeeper payments amid rising debt fears
It's been heralded a lifeline for local businesses but New England MP Barnaby Joyce wants the JobKeeper payment wound back sooner rather than later.
Mr Joyce, a former accountant and deputy prime minister, believes the $1500-a-fortnight wage subsidy for workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic will hurt the economy in the long run.
- Billy Jupp
- The Canberra Times
“I hear what the Labor Party have been talking about and that is keeping these stimulus packages going longer,” Mr Joyce said.
