Coronavirus JobKeeper package revised down $60b after 'reporting error'

Katie Burgess
Updated May 22 2020 - 8:27pm, first published 4:30pm
Treasury Department secretary Dr Stephen Kennedy. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Treasury Department secretary Dr Stephen Kennedy. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has dismissed calls to extend the JobKeeper scheme, after the $130 billion scheme was revised down to $70 billion due to a "significant" reporting error.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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