The state government's rescue package has been welcomed, but there are warnings of problems down the track.
There will be more payroll tax relief, with this year’s payments deferred for businesses with payrolls up to $10 million, $20 million for small businesses to power up their e-commerce efforts and grants of up to $20,000 to businesses in alpine resorts.at the hotel quarantine inquiry on September 23.
"It's great as a headline, but when you just defer the problem you create a problem down the track," he said. The Australian Industry Group's Tim Piper also warned Victoria’s policy of deferring payroll tax, instead of waiving it, stored up a debt problem for the future.Loading "Today’s announcement is a signal of confidence in business and will provide hope for many businesses that may have been wondering how they will get through the coming weeks of continued restrictions," he said.
“We're very grateful for JobKeeper, very grateful for JobSeeker and as the Prime Minister indicated just a few weeks ago, ‘We're all Victorians.’ That's what the Prime Minister said and I’m so so grateful for that," Mr Andrews said. Mr Morrison said in a statement later in the day that he commended Victoria's announcement, but he pointed to the already massive sums that had flowed to Victoria from the Commonwealth.
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