Successful JobKeeper Program ‘Has to End’ in March: Frydenberg

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg during a press conference in the Mural Hall at Parliament House on June 11, 2020 in Canberra, Australia Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains firm that the JobKeeper wage subsidy “has to end” in March as planned.

He said a Treasury review found JobKeeper is having perverse incentives on the employment market. In particular, it is preventing workers from moving freely between jobs.