Business lobby leeches oppose JobKeeper transparency

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The Australian Industry Group (AIG) has issued a media release claiming that it would set a “misguided and dangerous precedent” to disclose JobKeeper payments to large Australian companies:

“Proposals before Federal Parliament to publish the names of some businesses that were eligible for JobKeeper but who in retrospect are thought to be undeserving are misguided, liable to be misused and would set dangerous precedents. These proposals must be rejected,” Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.

“Ironically, it was because JobKeeper was such a success that these companies are now facing accusations that they are undeserving.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.