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Billionaires receive tens of millions in dividends from companies on jobkeeper
Labor’s Andrew Leigh says research shows the rich did extremely well during the pandemic while many workers struggled
At least 11 billionaires last year received dividends totalling tens of millions of dollars from companies that received jobkeeper subsidies designed to keep workers employed, new research shows.
The research, commissioned by the opposition frontbencher Andrew Leigh, shows that retail moguls Solomon Lew and Gerry Harvey were among those receiving the payments.
Read the original article at The Guardian