Canberra, Sep 27 (TIWN) Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Friday declared that the government will not embark on budget repair until the unemployment rate falls back below 6 per cent.

With the Australian budget for financial year 2020/21 set to be handed down on October 6, Frydenberg said that paying down the deficit while unemployment remained high would be “damaging” to the economy, reports Xinhua news agency.