Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Indeed this is what Mr Luscombe had to say yesterday:

For every million dollar’s worth of sales, retail sales in Australia support eight full-time jobs in the retail sector alone and another 13 in supplying the retail sector. So clearly you have to give the government a very big tick.

The fiscal stimulus that we are borrowing responsibly for is supporting employment, incomes and businesses, particularly in rural and regional Australia.

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