Coronavirus JobKeeper package revised down $60b after 'reporting error'

Katie Burgess
Updated May 22 2020 - 3:43pm, first published 3:42pm
Treasury Department secretary Dr Stephen Kennedy. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Treasury Department secretary Dr Stephen Kennedy. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

A "significant" reporting error has seen the cost of the Morrison government's $130 billion JobKeeper scheme revised down to $70 billion, after some businesses filled out the application form incorrectly.

Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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