With just over a fortnight to Christmas, the Prime Minister yesterday suggested it was the patriotic duty of recipients to use the money to go shopping, but warned tough times were ahead.

And economists admitted it did not really matter what pensioners and families spent the money on, as long as they did not hoard it.
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The Government is handing over a total of $4.8 billion to pensioners and $3.9 billion to working families.
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Malcolm Turnbull, who has previously suggested tax cuts might have been a better option to stimulate the economy, said it was a matter for individuals how they spent the cash.
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