In the first paper in the CEDA Council on Economic Policy Economic Recovery Series, Professor Percy Allan and The Hon. Dr Craig Emerson consider the need for new macroeconomic policy to avoid the 'cliff' marked by the end of the Federal Government's initial support measures in September
Authors: Professor Percy Allan, UTS Institute of Public Policy and Governance Visiting Professor, and The Hon. Dr Craig Emerson.
Introduction
For policy makers the burning issue is how to prevent the Australian economy suffering a double-dip collapse after existing income and other Federal Government support measures designed to offset the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic expire in late September 2020.
The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, will provide an updated economic and fiscal outlook on 23 July, which is expected to outline some features of the government’s fiscal strategy ahead of its full budget on 6 October 2020. This paper canvasses the broad fiscal and monetary policy options to avoid an economic cliff at the end of September 2020 and to revive the economy thereafter to limit any ongoing trauma from COVID-19.
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