Eight days out from the delayed federal budget, millions of Australians have had their government support payments reduced.
The $1500 a fortnight payment has been cut by $300 dollars for fulltime workers and halved for part-timers.
While the Federal Government points to a 'manufacturing renaissance' to drive down unemployment, Labor says JobKeeper and JobSeeker are being withdrawn too quickly.
Professor of finance at the University of NSW-Canberra Max Tani tells SBS Italian how this Government's decision could affect Australia.
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