Today\u2019s national accounts figures show that government support for people who need it most must continue, Greens economic justice spokesperson Senator Nick McKim says.
\n\u201cThese figures show it was government spending that propped up the rest of the economy,\u201d Senator McKim said.
\n\u201cAnd even then, we are still way behind where we were before the pandemic hit. Millions of Australians are unemployed or underemployed.\u201d
\n\u201cAs the OECD has made clear, now is not the time for the government to cut spending.\u201d
\n\u201cOur economy being technically out of a recession means very little for the millions of Australians who are living below the poverty line because of decisions taken by this government.\u201d
\n\u201cIncome support will not only save lives and save people from despair, it will help ensure a fairer, quicker economic recovery.\u201d
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