June 28, 2021: The coronavirus-induced border closures and lockdowns in Australia will have an enduring impact on government coffers and population growth, according to official forecasts released on Monday.

The Australian government’s “Intergenerational Report 2021” forecasts the budget will remain in deficit for at least another 40 years, a departure from the ruling Liberal-National coalition’s long-established “debt-and-disaster” rhetoric.

“The economic crisis associated with the Covid 19 pandemic has raised significant demands on public finances in Australia and around the world,” the report said. “Although Australia’s stronger-than-expected economic recovery has entered the financial situation, the effects of epidemics on the budget are expected to continue for a long time to come.”

Prime Minister Scott Morrison last year quelled his government’s obsession with over-budgeting after the pandemic and announced a major fiscal stimulus plan that would lead to record deficits in fiscal year 2020/21.

The Australian economy pulled back strongly from its first recession in three decades in the second half of last year, leading to more-than-expected Coronavirus shutdowns and massive financial stimulus. Helped reopen. “Economic recovery is progressing rapidly, but some effects of the pandemic will remain,” the report said.

Australia expects its total population to reach 38.8 million by 2061, when it cut short of its last forecast in 2015, when it broke 40 million by 2056. It currently has a population of 26 million. “This is the first time that an interlinear report has reviewed mitigation of long-term population estimates,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a speech.

“This means that the economy will be smaller and Australia’s population will be much larger than that, otherwise it will have an impact on our economic and financial results.” In response to questions after his speech, Ferdinand reiterated that Australia would only open its international borders if it was safe to do so in order to bring in any visitors and migrants abroad. No urgency was suggested in the matter.

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