Drought and bushfires are hitting the NSW Government's bottom line and regional businesses are demanding the state start pulling economic levers.
Mr Burey said the Treasury must provide a payroll tax exemption for regional businesses.
"If they did modelling on what payroll tax they were getting out of the bush it probably wouldn't cost them as much as they think." The Small Business Minister, Damien Tudehope, was asked to consider the request while on a visit to Wollongong.
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