Corporate leaders have ignored the Morrison government’s $4 billion JobMaker hiring scheme, forcing Treasurer Josh Frydenberg into making changes to eligibility criteria in the May budget that should give businesses multiple incentives to bring more young people into work.
While Mr Frydenberg confirmed changes to eligibility, he is defiant that the age cap for recipients, workers between 16 and 35, will remain.
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