'The alternative is to let the economy to crash and burn': Economist suggests zero-interest long-term loans for everyone

Kirsten Lawson
Updated March 20 2020 - 5:50pm, first published 12:20pm
Professor Warwick McKibbin from the Australian National University. Picture: Supplied
Professor Warwick McKibbin from the Australian National University. Picture: Supplied

Prominent economist Warwick McKibbin has outlined a HECS-style scheme that will allow anyone from a casual worker to a sole-trader to a business to access zero-interest loans, as a way to cushion the economic crisis confronting the country.

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Kirsten Lawson

Kirsten Lawson

Political reporter

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