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Lost jobs and businesses means less tax revenue and a higher benefits bill.

More borrowing means more debt that needs servicing.




Neither of those are the case.

Work it through. Government spends $100. My spending is your income less tax. Your spending is my income less tax. The tax rate is 1%.

Run out the maths, and see what tax you get. As you can see it doesn't mean less tax revenue. It means it moves to a different transaction.

Then work out how it gets delayed.




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