❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Premier regarding business support packages related to COVID-19 restrictions, specifically requesting a change in the assessment method to better reflect the impact on businesses. The Premier's response acknowledges the question and reiterates the purpose of the support packages.
AnsweredQoN 171Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
BUSINESS SUPPORT PACKAGES
171. Hon
Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
drip-feed announcement on 4 March 2022 that he will be changing the qualifying period
by two weeks for the level 1 and level 2 business support packages.
(1) Will the
Premier undertake to compare a business's pre-COVID turnover to its
lockdown turnover for assessment in support package eligibility?
(2) Will the
Premier now commit to the fair and sensible measure to allow businesses to
compare the average of their 2018 and 2019 turnovers to their lockdown
turnovers to accurately reflect the genuine impact of the government's
imposed restrictions?
(3) If no to (2),
why not?
BUSINESS SUPPORT PACKAGES
171. Hon
Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
drip-feed announcement on 4 March 2022 that he will be changing the qualifying period
by two weeks for the level 1 and level 2 business support packages.
(1) Will the
Premier undertake to compare a business's pre-COVID turnover to its
lockdown turnover for assessment in support package eligibility?
(2) Will the
Premier now commit to the fair and sensible measure to allow businesses to
compare the average of their 2018 and 2019 turnovers to their lockdown
turnovers to accurately reflect the genuine impact of the government's
imposed restrictions?
(3) If no to (2),
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
support packages are designed to assist businesses with the level 1 and level 2
restrictions announced on 18 February 2022 and 28 February 2022 respectively.
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
support packages are designed to assist businesses with the level 1 and level 2
restrictions announced on 18 February 2022 and 28 February 2022 respectively.
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