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Report concedes small impact of safety net rise
Last year's safety net increase led to a 0.2% reduction in labour demand, while freezing the minimum wage for five years would create demand for an extra 250,000 jobs, according to a report the Federal Government commissioned for the 2004 safety net review.
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