Australia's first tentative steps to lifting coronavirus restrictions will send a quarter of a million people back to their jobs and add more than $3 billion to the economy.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will detail the boost in an economic statement to parliament on Tuesday instead of delivering the budget, which has been pushed back to October.
Treasury estimates that by the time all states reach the third stage of the progressive reopening, roughly in July, the economy will be growing by $9.4 billion a month.
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