The government is backing the wrong industries, as our economy changes: Productivity Commission
- Written by John Wanna, Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
The Australian government is still protecting industries that employ a small number of people. This is while the largest employer, the services sector, is subject to the largest tariffs, a recent Productivity Commission report demonstrates.
As a whole, manufacturing still receives 77% of net assistance, largely due to the remaining small levels of...