Opinion

Is it time to loosen the purse strings and commit to a Coronavirus stimulus package?

Simon Cowan
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:52am, first published February 29 2020 - 12:00am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speak about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy on Tuesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speak about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy on Tuesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

We hope Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's office walls are thick, because the calls for him to open the purse strings are becoming deafening. The latest thing the federal government is being called on to solve is the economic effect of the coronavirus.

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Simon Cowan

Simon Cowan

Canberra Times columnist

Simon Cowan is research director at the Centre for Independent Studies and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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