Across-the-board cash across the Tasman
Facing election defeat, conservative Australian government will spend A$8.6b to halve petrol tax to 22c/l for six months, and give cash of up to A$420/voter for 18m working poor and those on benefits
TLDR: Our Labour Government has shied away from big one-off across the board cash payments to beneficiaries and the working poor during Covid, choosing instead to give $20b-plus in few-questions-asked cash to employers across-the-board.
However, the conservative Liberal/National Government across the Tasman has been much more willing to give cash across…
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