Close to 300 and 19.8 million from Newcastles local economy each and every fortnight this is $19.8 million that wont be spent on local retailers, venues or services.
Ms Claydon labelled the changes reckless.
Its absolute madness for the Government to be slashing household incomes in the midst of the deepest recession weve faced in a century, Ms Claydon said.
Almost a million Australian jobs have disappeared, but the Morrison Government is ripping millions of dollars out of local economies like ours.
Ms Claydon said the Government needed to focus on delivering local jobs.
The Government should focus on driving economic activity and creating jobs in regional communities, not pulling the rug out from underneath us.
Slashing JobKeeper will only deepen the recession. Its time for the Government to deliver a comprehensive jobs plan that supports regional economies and charts a path to recovery.
