The Morrison government will extend the JobKeeper and JobSeeker emergency payments for another six months, but both will be reduced after a Treasury review found they could act as disincentives to work as the economy recovers.
A summary of the Treasury review compiled and released by the government also said that while there was a strong case for extending the programs, businesses needed to be weaned off support as conditions improved.
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