Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Economy

2:06 pm

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

I thank Senator Brockman for that question. As I've said, we came into this crisis in a stronger, more resilient position as a result of the budget repair work done by our government during our first six years in government. That allowed us to commit to $314 billion worth of support for the Australian economy, nearly 16 per cent of GDP. According to Treasury, that support has helped save 700,000 jobs—

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