Virus Support Payments Must Be Wound Down: Prime Minister

Virus Support Payments Must Be Wound Down: Prime Minister
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists COVID-19 welfare payments must be wound down, even as multiple reports warn that withdrawing the supports will wipe billions of dollars in spending from the economy.

The prime minister says pandemic-boosted JobSeeker unemployment benefits and JobKeeper wage subsidies cannot continue indefinitely.