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While the government should be commended for the introduction of JobKeeper at such a critical time for Australia’s businesses and individuals, too many changes to its next phase will erode community confidence, the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has warned.
While JobKeeper has achieved many objectives, it is understandable that there are some flaws, said IPA chief executive officer Andrew Conway.
“JobKeeper has achieved many of its intended outcomes including not adding to the jobless queues,” Mr Conway said.
“It is understandable that there were some design flaws considering the short time given for its implementation.
“However, there were also benefits and we need to ensure that we don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater; we should recognise what good has been achieved by this initiative.”
Notwithstanding making changes to JobKeeper at this point in the cycle, the IPA would like to see the following:
“All of the stimulus initiatives around Australia to date have not distinguished between viable and non-viable businesses. The challenge for the government is to make this distinction to ensure JobKeeper 2.0 achieves the desired outcomes,” Mr Conway said.
“There is also an opportunity for the government to provide direct assistance to adversely affected industries beyond September.”