Tasmania's unemployment rate sits as the second highest in the country and many in the state continue to rely on pandemic stimulus payments, but no JobKeeper extension is yet forthcoming.
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The unemployment rate in Tasmania is seven per cent and the latest information shows 13,657 applications were made across the state in September.
Tasmania also has a heavy reliance on interstate and international tourism, one of the most hard hit industries by the pandemic.
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The Examiner asked federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg whether a JobKeeper extension might be on the cards for Tasmania, considering the slower job market rebound and high unemployment rate in the state.
"The Morrison Government has always maintained that JobKeeper, and other temporary economic support measures such as the Cash Flow Boost, are temporary programs designed to taper off as economic activity recovers," he said.
Mr Frydenberg pointed to examples of economic recovery around the country in his answer.
"We're seeing our economic comeback through a further decline in the unemployment rate, with another 50,000 jobs added in December, and two million fewer Australian workers relying on JobKeeper payments in October compared to the month prior," he said.
"Our Economic Recovery Plan is ensuring fewer businesses and employees require JobKeeper and other temporary economic support, with around 90 per cent of the 1.3 million Australians who either lost their job or were stood down on zero hours early in the crisis now back at work.
"There's also an additional $200 billion in deposits on household and business balance sheets compared to this time last year, boosted by government support - money that will be spent as restrictions ease and confidence increases."
State Premier and treasurer Peter Gutwein has maintained that the state budget will provide the answer for economic bounce-back in Tasmania.
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Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that at the height of the pandemic in May, 19,100 jobs were lost across the state. Since then 13,700 Tasmanians have returned to work, leaving a deficit of 5,400.
Shadow federal treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor had said throughout the pandemic that "any support in the economy should be tailored and responsive to what's actually going on in local economies".
"Some parts of the Australian economy are recovering but certain places and industries like tourism in Tasmania are still struggling," he said.
"The government should be considering options to provide targeted support beyond March for the workers, small businesses, industries and areas of Australia which are doing it especially tough."
"As it stands, Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg would rather JobKeeper money go to executive bonuses in Sydney than to struggling small businesses in Tasmania."
On Saturday, federal tourism minister Dan Tehan said he had been consulting with the tourism industry around the country on the best way to support it once the JobKeeper stimulus ended.
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