Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

It has always been very clear that the crisis-level temporary support through JobKeeper and the enhanced jobseeker payment—that is, including the COVID supplement—is in place for six months. Treasury is in the process of reviewing the JobKeeper arrangements and also the interaction with jobseeker. There will be decisions over the next few weeks and over the next month or so in relation to how best to transition out of the temporary level of support. Ultimately, the objective ought to be that businesses around Australia are able to pay for their employees' wages out of their income rather than on the basis of taxpayer support. That has got to be the objective. But we'll continue to make responsible decisions. The next part of it, of course, is the need to ensure we reform the policy settings such that we can have the strongest possible and most sustained possible recovery and economic growth trajectory on the other side.