Australian Economy Needs $90 Billion Extra Stimulus to Recover in Two Years: Think Tank

Australian Economy Needs $90 Billion Extra Stimulus to Recover in Two Years: Think Tank
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia on June 25, 2020. Matt Blyth/Getty Images
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The Australian government needs to inject an extra $70 to $90 billion in economic stimulus over the next two years to reduce the unemployment rate back to five percent by mid-2022, according to a new report by the Grattan Institute.

The report titled “The Recovery Book: What Australian governments should do now” (pdf) published on June 28 said that this level of economic stimulus is pivotal to a faster economic recovery.