Budget 2020: winners, losers

Josh Frydenberg’s COVID-19 budget does its best to turn everyone into ‘winners’, but many will miss out.

The 2020 Federal Budget: Winners and losers

Joe KellyCANBERRA BUREAU CHIEF

@joekellyoz

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7:03PMOctober 06, 2020.

Updated 11:54AMOctober 07, 2020

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WINNERS

Josh Frydenberg’s COVID-19 budget does its best to turn everyone into “winners” amid the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. The Treasurer’s key priority is driving jobs and economic activity across the economy to cushion the blow from the most devastating health crisis in a century.

The “winners” — or those who are in line to receive major government support measures — include:

Apprentices have emerged winners under the government’s federal budget. Picture: Getty

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LOSERS

The government has offered no commitment to extend a bolstered Jobseeker payment beyond December 31. Picture: AFP