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KCCI president Damien Martoo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 27, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett small businesses have been given nothing but false hope with the State Government\u2019s COVID-19 business grants already drying up, Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington said support for small business by the State Government during the pandemic restrictions had been a debacle.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmall business is bearing the brunt of the economic ramifications of the coronavirus restrictions, yet the State Government has neglected them,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile most other States introduced emergency grants for small business almost straight away, it took until May 19 before the Palaszcsuk Government acknowledged grants were needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd this was only due to sustained pressure from the LNP and groups like the Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cLess than one week later these grants are already closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Many (small businesses) were still working with their accountant, or getting their figures sorted before they even had a chance to submit their application.<\/p>\n

“It is completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are more than 438,000 small businesses in Queensland, including thousands right here in the South Burnett. and the majority have not been able to access this support. In fact, just 2.2 per cent of small businesses will see any funding from this grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been speaking with the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce (KCCI) who are rightly concerned that our local businesses have missed out.”<\/p>\n

KCCI president Damien Martoo said the $10,000 cash grants that Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced last week could have been a real game changer for local business who have for the past five years been battling the repercussions of a drought-declared region and now COVID-19 restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the announcement of the grants were very welcome by the business community to pivot, diversify and thrive, the ‘first-in best-dressed’ structure was never going to work for small and micro, mum-and-dad businesses who are continuing to juggle chainsaws during these times just to stay open,\u201d Mr Martoo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s put some real investment into the real regions. Real grants for small business that are awarded on each individual application’s merit. Real funding to build transport corridors from the food bowls to ports and airports. Real funding for water infrastructure to give greater diversification in the agriculture sector.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington also noted that around 97 per cent of Queensland\u2019s small businesses have not received a dollar of coronavirus payroll tax relief from the State Government as their annual wage bills do not meet the $1.3 million payroll tax threshold.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then there\u2019s the QRIDA COVID-19 Small Business loans mess, which closed to new applicants without warning on April 18. I know many businesses spent money to put in applications and were left worse off for having tried to apply,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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