Hon Steve Martin, on behalf of Hon Dr Steve Thomas, asks the Premier about the status of the $72 million COVID-19 business assistance package, including application numbers, assessment progress, eligibility, and funds disbursed. The Premier's representative was unable to provide the requested details immediately.

AnsweredQoN 419Legislative Council
Asked
12 May 2022
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

QuestionView source ↗

CORONAVIRUS —
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PACKAGE
419. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I
ask this question on behalf of Hon Dr Steve Thomas .
I refer to the $72 million level 2 COVID-19 business assistance package
announced on 2 March 2022.
(1) As at 30 April
2022, how many applications has the government received for support under this
package?
(2) How many of these applications
have been fully assessed to date?
(3) Of the
applications that have been assessed, how many have been deemed eligible for
support and how many have been deemed ineligible?
(4) As at 30 April 2022, how much of the $72 million
package has been paid out to Western Australian businesses?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The
McGowan government's $72 million level 2 COVID-19 business assistance
package consists of multiple support
programs administered by the Small Business Development Corporation, the
Department of Finance and VenuesWest. The granular level of information
requested in this question is unable to be provided in the limited time
available. The honourable member should place the question on notice.

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