SYDNEY: Australia faces an avalanche of business failures in its transport and hospitality sectors after government subsidies end in September, insolvency lawyers and economists say, while some argue that so-called “zombie” firms should be allowed to fail.
About 240,000 businesses in tourism and professional services are at high risk of failing during the September “fiscal cliff, ” when widespread wage subsidies are set to end, economists at Deloitte said.
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