Morrison's coronavirus package is a good start, but he'll probably have to spend more
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
What makes the prime minister confident most households will spend A$750 delivered in cash, when they mostly wouldn’t spend the A$1,080 delivered in the form of bonus tax refunds after last year’s budget?
Experience.
Here’s how he put it on Thursday, announcing the economic response to the coronavirus:
Australians will be getting a...