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Why we need to freeze the minimal wage

24 March 2020

5:00 AM

24 March 2020

5:00 AM

Master Grocers Australia, the Australian Industry Group and others should be applauded for their calls to freeze minimum wage increases for the next 12 months, one of the few sensible policy proposals to emerge during the coronavirus crisis.

Australia is very likely to see negative economic growth, and to minimise the impacts businesses need to be able to address cash flow issues.

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