Australia: AUD 130B bazooka – TDS
|The Australian Government announced a significant A$130b fiscal package to encourage employers to hold on to their staff for the following six months, economists at TD Securities report.
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“The Australian Government announced the 3rd fiscal package in as many weeks, delivering a $130b stimulus in the form of wage subsidies, going to 6 million workers at a flat rate of $1500 per fortnight, regardless of their salary under the JobKeeper program.”
“This is the biggest fiscal package ever announced in Australia. Fiscal stimulus from the three packages comes in at A$213b, which equates to roughly just under 11% of GDP.”
“For the AUD, we expect markets to reward those countries and currencies viewed as proactive in addressing risks to growth, so the FX hit should be shallow if any.”
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